Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9400F 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (9MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +16%

1396

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +54%

5142

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +3%

1067

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +39%

4806

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +3%

2453

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F +25%

9511

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

7577

Intel Core i5 9400F

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-9400F

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

6

Performance Core Threads

4

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

6

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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