Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2614 vs 2337
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10086 vs 9279
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95 °C
L3 cache 9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2614 vs 2337
PassMark - CPU mark 10086 vs 9279

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 7 July 2019 vs 23 Apr 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2614
2337
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10086
9279
Name Intel Core i5-9500F AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2614 2337
PassMark - CPU mark 10086 9279
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0 2426
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 939
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3657

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-9500F AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen 2
Launch date 23 Apr 2019 7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $192-202 $149
Place in performance rating 1310 1491
Processor Number i5-9500F
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family Ryzen
OPN PIB YD3400C5FHBOX
OPN Tray YD3400C5M4MFH

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 9 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 8
Number of GPU cores 11
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x8
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)

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)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1400 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI