AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i5-9400F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 5500U

Intel Core i5-9400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 9458

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12896 vs 9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761 vs 3746

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 2426

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12896

9458

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3761

3746

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-9400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	12896	9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761	3746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-9400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q1'19
OPN Tray	100-000000375
Place in performance rating	1158	1348
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-9400F
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	6
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)