AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-9400F Comparison
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Matisse architecture and released in 2019. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3800 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4400 MHz and 32 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.
The Intel Core i5-9400F is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Coffee Lake architecture and released in 2019. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 2900 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4100 MHz and 9 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-9400F is designed for the LGA1151 socket. A dedicated graphics card is required.
Peformance:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better than 60% cpus with score 132 and Intel Core i5-9400F is better than 43% cpus with score 76
Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | Intel Core i5-9400F | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Current Price | $77 | $117 |
| Release Price | $157 | |
| Release Date | 2019 | 2019 |
| GPU | - | - |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1151 |
| L3 | 32 MB | 9 MB |
| Base TDP | 95 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP | ||
| Nm | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Unlocked | Yes | - |
| Official Site | amd.com | intel.com |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | Intel Core i5-9400F | |
| Performance Tier | Ryzen 5 | Core i5 |
| Class | Ryzen | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Matisse | Coffee Lake |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | - | - |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 MB | |
| Bits | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| tjMax | 95°C | 100°C |
| PCI Generation | 4 | 3 |
| PCI Lanes | 16 | |
| L1 Cache | 384 kB | |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | |
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