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AMD Ryzen 5 9500F vs Ryzen 5 8400F

67 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
VS
57 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9500F against the 4.2 GHz Ryzen 5 8400F. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
96.4
(Very good)
Value Index
93.3
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8400F and 9500F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
  • Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
  • Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 22% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3098 vs 2541 points
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 9500F
vs
Ryzen 5 8400F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#173rd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 9500F +22%
3098
Ryzen 5 8400F
2541
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 9500F +16%
14001
Ryzen 5 8400F
12058
File compression 1320 MB/sec 1320 MB/sec
Clang compilation 93.4 Klines/sec 84.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 280.1 pages/sec 256.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 367.1 Mpixels/sec 282 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 330.6 pages/sec 271.8 pages/sec
Background blur 73.1 images/sec 60.5 images/sec
Photo processing 119.7 images/sec 97.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20 Mpixels/sec 18.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 80 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 9500F +15%
4254
Ryzen 5 8400F
3685
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 9500F +15%
28059
Ryzen 5 8400F
24387
Integer math 83.8 GOps/sec 74 GOps/sec
Floating point math 56.2 GOps/sec 46.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 221M Primes/sec 89M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.8M Strings/sec 34.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.5 GBytes/sec 16.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 320.5 MBytes/sec 288.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1850 Frames/sec 1332 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.1B Matrices/sec 22.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 38 & 1803 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 9500F +18%
217.19
Ryzen 5 8400F
183.77

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.4 PPW 11.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 215.4 PPW 185.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 431.7 PPW 375.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.34 PPW 2.83 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-05-13 (Виталий)Geekbench 6 CPU2683 / 12790
📘 2025-05-13 (Виталий)Cinebench 2024106 / 813
📘 2025-03-24 (Zen)Cinebench 2024103 / 739
📘 2025-02-11 (soZe)Cinebench 2024102 / 675
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 9500F and Ryzen 5 8400F

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released September 16, 2025 May 14, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number 9500F 8400F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 14400F
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (41st and 78th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 42x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 25 billions
Fabrication Process 4 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W 88 W
Socket AM5 AM5
Peak Temperature 95°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (55th and 87th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 9500F official page AMD Ryzen 5 8400F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

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