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Intel Core i5 9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

32 out of 100
Intel Core i5 9400F
VS
31 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i5 9400F
AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 9400F against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600. 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
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 2600 and 9400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 9400F
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 RAM
  • 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1474 vs 1162 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 7 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 12 versus 14 nanometers
  • Around 2.11 GB/s (5%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 9400F
vs
Ryzen 5 2600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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)
Core i5 9400F +27%
1474
Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F +1%
5302
Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File compression 449.4 MB/sec 582.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 34.8 Klines/sec 39.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 127.6 pages/sec 134.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 141.6 Mpixels/sec 160.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 142.6 pages/sec 102.9 pages/sec
Background blur 31.4 images/sec 22.9 images/sec
Photo processing 63.4 images/sec 48 images/sec
Ray tracing 6.9 Mpixels/sec 8.95 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1011 & 840 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 9400F +8%
2422
Ryzen 5 2600
2235
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9400F
9463
Ryzen 5 2600 +39%
13133
Integer math 26.1 GOps/sec 44.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 22.5 GOps/sec 22.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 38M Primes/sec 37M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.2M Strings/sec 21.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 2.9 GBytes/sec 12.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 132.5 MBytes/sec 186.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 653 Frames/sec 669 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.7B Matrices/sec 7.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 8779 & 15855 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 9400F
77.22
Ryzen 5 2600 +39%
107.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 5.5 PPW 6.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 81.6 PPW 80.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 145.6 PPW 202 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.19 PPW 1.65 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
Intel Core i5 9400F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-23 (Will)Cinebench 202467 / 356
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-07-15 (SherifMagdy)Cinebench 202465 / 378
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-25 (Friendly_Name)Cinebench 202461 / 420
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-10 (Edwardvansloan)Cinebench 202460 / 396
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-08-25 (Guest #2)Cinebench 202456 / 328
Add View all (3)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 9400F and AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 7, 2019 September 11, 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake -
Model number i5-9400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - Intel Core i5 8500
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#179th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.9 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 29x 34x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 9MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.8 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 12 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (175th and 177th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 9400F official page -
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

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Total votes: 266

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5 9400F?
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