AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core i5-9400

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i5-9400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Intel Core i5-9400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2495 vs 2436
Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17402 vs 9374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 9 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2495 vs 2436
PassMark - CPU mark	17402 vs 9374

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400

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 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2495

2436

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17402

9374

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i5-9400
PassMark - Single thread mark	2495	2436
PassMark - CPU mark	17402	9374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1075
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4645
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3760
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6414

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i5-9400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	828	832
Processor Number	PRO 3600	i5-9400
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
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
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)
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
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)
Graphics
Device ID		0X3E98/x92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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