AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-9400F
| 21 May20|Optimum Tech Intel i5-10600K Review — 6-core Ga… |
21 % | FarC5 30%, OverW 22%, SotTR 15%, RDR2 9%, StarWJFO 28%, CSGO 27%, R6S 13% | ||||
| 28 May20|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-10400F Review — Six … |
12 % | FarC5 29%, BFV 15%, SotTR 0%, Witcher3 5%, Civ6 19%, MetroEx 15%, Sekiro 31%, Wolf2 18% | Rage2 7%, ACO 4% | |||
| 14 Nov19|PCGamer AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review |
13 % | Hitm2 21%, FarC5 24%, StrangeB 1%, TWarW2 16%, SotTR 21%, ACO 5%, MetroEx 14%, MESoW 8%, Divis2 5% |
| Memory Avg. |
88.1 Pts | Lower memory latency. +16% |
76 Pts | |||
| 1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed |
118 Pts | Faster single-core speed. +10% |
107 Pts | |||
| 2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed |
234 Pts | Faster dual-core speed. +14% |
205 Pts | |||
| 4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed |
456 Pts | Faster quad-core speed. +22% |
373 Pts | |||
| 8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed |
607 Pts | 616 Pts | +1% |
| Memory OC Memory Latency |
94. 7 Pts |
Lower OC memory latency. +11% |
85.3 Pts | |||
| 1-Core OC Single Core Speed |
125 Pts | Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +6% |
118 Pts | |||
| 2-Core OC Dual Core Speed |
248 Pts | Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +6% |
235 Pts | |||
| 4-Core OC Quad Core Speed |
490 Pts | Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +9% |
450 Pts | |||
| 8-Core OC Octa Core Speed |
702 Pts | +0% | 700 Pts |
| Age Newest |
44 Months | More recent. +19% |
54 Months | |||
| TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP) |
65 Watts | 65 Watts | ||||
| Cores CPU Processing Cores |
6 cores | 6 cores | ||||
| Threads CPU Processing Threads |
6 threads | 12 threads | Hugely higher thread count. +100% |
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| Lithography Manufacturing process |
14 nm | 12 nm | Newer manufacturing. +14% |
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| Base Clock Base Clock Speed |
2.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz | Faster base frequency. +17% |
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| Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed |
4. 1 GHz |
Slightly faster turbo frequency. +5% |
3.9 GHz | |||
| 64-Core OC Multi Core Speed |
711 Pts | 907 Pts | Faster OC 64-core speed. +28% |
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| 64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed |
627 Pts | 796 Pts | Faster 64-core speed. +27% |
Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600: performance comparison
VS
Intel Core i5 9400F
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 9400F against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600. On this page, you’ll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
- Review
- Differences
- Performance
- Specs
- Comments
Review
General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i5 9400F
58
Ryzen 5 2600
53
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i5 9400F
29
Ryzen 5 2600
35
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i5 9400F
49
Ryzen 5 2600
50
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i5 9400F
45
Ryzen 5 2600
46
Key Differences
What are the key differences between 2600 and 9400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 9400F
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.
1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size
- More modern manufacturing process – 12 versus 14 nanometers
- Around 2.11 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Core i5 9400F
+11%
1121
Ryzen 5 2600
1008
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F
6199
Ryzen 5 2600
+14%
7055
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 9400F
+10%
2466
Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F
9543
Ryzen 5 2600
+38%
13171
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Core i5 9400F
+4%
1068
Ryzen 5 2600
1029
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F
4789
Ryzen 5 2600
+17%
5601
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 9400F and AMD Ryzen 5 2600
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | January 7, 2019 | September 11, 2018 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen+ |
| Model number | i5-9400F | — |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 2. 9 GHz |
3.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 34x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | — |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Transistors | — | 4.8 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
Max. temperature |
100°C | 95°C |
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 43.71 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
| Official site | Intel Core i5 9400F official page | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
| Extended instructions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | — |
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