Intel Core i5 9400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400 with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400

1102

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +188%

3178

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400

2309

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +627%

16803

Intel Core i5 9400

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i5-9400

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1050 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

2

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9400

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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