AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i5-9400F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Intel Core i5-9400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2430
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12797 vs 9458
Around 3% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3866 vs 3746
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1128 vs 1083
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4846 vs 4737

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499 vs 2430
PassMark - CPU mark	12797 vs 9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866 vs 3746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1128 vs 1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4846 vs 4737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2499

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12797

9458

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3866

3746

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1128

1083

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4846

4737

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i5-9400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	2499	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	12797	9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3866	3746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1128	1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4846	4737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500	Intel Core i5-9400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Nov 2019	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$155
Place in performance rating	1281	1348
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-9400F
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.90 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot