AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-9400F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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 5600X

Intel Core i5-9400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 2430
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 9458
Around 50% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5608 vs 3746

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 2430
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608 vs 3746

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

9458

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5608

3746

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-9400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	9458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608	3746
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-9400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	1348
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i5-9400F
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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)
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