Intel Core i5-9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Comparison

6C / 6T    2.9 / 4.1 GHz    2019    $110    desktop    iGPU
vs
6C / 12T    3.6 / 4.2 GHz    2019    $96    desktop    no gpu

The Intel Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is designed for the LGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 graphics.

The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4200 MHz and 32 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 7 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.

Peformance:

Intel Core i5-9400 is better than 43% cpus with score 78 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is better than 62% cpus with score 136
In this chart you can see what tasks is this cpu good for. The scores are Blender Benchmark Scores Blender Score represents total processor multi-core performance under sustained heavy load. It represents the total power of processor well..


AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (136)
Intel Core i5-9400 (78)
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Intel Core i5-9400:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600:
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50
Basic / Office Use - Web Browsing, E-Mail / Documents, 1080p Video, Casual Games
80
Home / Everyday PC - Advanced Browsing, 4K Video / Large Excel, Light gaming 60fps, Basic Photo Editing / Coding
130
Power User - 4k Video / Photo Editing, Heavy Browsing, Modern Gaming / Medium, Starting Content Creators
220
Professional - Advanced Video Editing, High Gaming / 1440p, Advanced Graphics 3D, Heavy Programming / VM
350
Workstation/Extreme - Ultra Gaming, Multiple VM, Heavy Databases, Heavy Compiling


Specs

Type
Desktop
Cores
6
Threads
6
Speed
2.9 GHz
Turbo
4.1 GHz
Release Date
2019
GPU
Yes
Socket
LGA 1151
Current Price
$110
Release Price
$182
L3
9 MB
Base TDP
65 W
Max TDP
Nm
14 nm
Unlocked
-
Official Site
Intel Core i5-9400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 66
Threads 612
Speed 2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo 4.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Current Price $110$96
Release Price $182
Release Date 20192019
GPU Intel® UHD Graphics 630-
Socket LGA1151AM4
L3 9 MB32 MB
Base TDP 65 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 14 nm7 nm
Unlocked -Yes
Official Site intel.com amd.com
Intel Core i5-9400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Performance Tier Core i5Ryzen 5
Class Intel CoreRyzen
Code Name Coffee LakeMatisse
Performance Cores 66
Efficiency Cores --
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Memory Channels 22
Max Memory 128 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax 100°C95°C
PCI Generation 34
PCI Lanes 16
L1 Cache 384 kB
L2 Cache 3 MB
Product IDs
Tray
CM8068403875504
CM8068403358816
CM8068403875505
Box
BX80684I59400
BXC80684I59400 (China)
Boxed
100-100000031BOX
Tray
100-000000031
Bulk
100-100000031MPK

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