Intel Core i5 9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400 with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9400 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400

1102

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +61%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400

2309

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +213%

7245

Blender

Intel Core i5 9400

85

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +82%

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400

1048

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +35%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400

4599

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +56%

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400

2457

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +23%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400

9431

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +105%

19373

Intel Core i5 9400

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i5-9400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1050 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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