Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i5 9400F

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9400F with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz . 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

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

1014

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +28%

1307

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

5579

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +526%

34932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

1396

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +21%

1698

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

5142

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +152%

13003

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

1067

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +18%

1266

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

4806

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +363%

22262

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

2453

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +8%

2671

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9400F

9511

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +474%

54650

Intel Core i5 9400F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-9400F

Processor Number

3960X

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

24

6

Performance Core Threads

48

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

24

6

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

38x

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

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9400F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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