Ryzen 5 2600 vs i5 9400F

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Intel Core i5-9400F

Why is AMD Ryzen 5 2600 better than Intel Core i5-9400F?

  • 17.24% faster CPU speed?
    6 x 3.4GHzvs6 x 2.9GHz
  • 267MHz higher ram speed?
    2933MHzvs2666MHz
  • 6 more CPU threads?
    12vs6
  • 2nm smaller semiconductor size?
    12nmvs14nm
  • 1.5MB bigger L2 cache?
    3MBvs1.5MB
  • 37.72% higher PassMark result?
    13207vs9590
  • 7MB bigger L3 cache?
    16MBvs9MB
  • 192KB bigger L1 cache?
    576KBvs384KB

Why is Intel Core i5-9400F better than AMD Ryzen 5 2600?

  • 5°C higher maximum operating temperature?
    100°Cvs95°C
  • 10.56% higher PassMark result (single)?
    2492vs2254
  • 64GB larger maximum memory amount?
    128GBvs64GB
  • 13.1% higher Cinebench R20 (single) result?
    423vs374
  • 10.46% higher single-core Geekbench 5 result?
    1067vs966

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i5-9400F

Features

General info

With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.

Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.

The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.

If the CPU exceeds the maximum operating temperature then problems such as random resets can occur.

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.

A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.

A 32-bit operating system can only support up to 4GB of RAM. 64-bit allows more than 4GB, giving increased performance. It also allows you to run 64-bit apps.

Performance

The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.

More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.

When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.

A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.

More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.

Benchmarks

This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.

This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.

Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)

Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.

Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.

Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2022)

The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.

The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.

This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.

Integrated graphics

1.OpenCL version

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Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.

Memory

It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.

More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.

The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.

The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

8.eMMC version

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A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.

9.bus speed

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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

Features

Multithreading technology (such as Intel's Hyperthreading or AMD's Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor's physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.

AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.

AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial apps, as well as improving Linux RAID software performance.

SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing an image or adjusting audio volume. Each new version contains new instructions and improvements.

F16C is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.

6.bits executed at a time

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NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.

MMX is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.

A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).

9.front-end width

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The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better

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Is Ryzen 5 3600 better than Intel i5 9400F?

Comparing the i5-9400F to the Ryzen 3600 shows that the 3600 is 8% better for quad-core processing but it costs 40% ($50) more than the 9400F.

Is Core i5 better than Ryzen 5?

While the Ryzen 5 5500 cost significantly less money in comparison to the Intel Core i5-12500, we think you are better off buying the Intel chip. This is mainly because the Intel processor comes with support for both PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0, as opposed to just the support for PCIe 3.0 on the Ryzen chip.