Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and AMD FX-6300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-9400F

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1486
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9458 vs 4220
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1083 vs 527
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4737 vs 1914
Around 79% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3746 vs 2087

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	9458 vs 4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083 vs 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737 vs 1914
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746 vs 2087

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2430

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9458

4220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

527

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4737

1914

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3746

2087

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	9458	4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083	527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737	1914
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746	2087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.758

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Vishera
Launch date	Q1'19	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1348	2673
Processor Number	i5-9400F
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD6300WMW6KHK
Price now		$58.99
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	6
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)