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Ryzen 5 3500X vs Core i5-9400F


Description
The 3500X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-9400F is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3500X gets a score of 373.6 k points while the i5-9400F gets 331.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500X is 1.1 times faster than the i5-9400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ea
Core
Matisse
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2019
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
66.61k points
67.77k points
Mean multithread perf.
373.61k points
331.19k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
3500X
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
15.48k
27.15k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
22.91k
23.63k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.1k
5.38k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.11k
11.61k (x0.55)
TOTAL
66.61k
67.77k (x1.02)

Multithread

3500X

i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
90.39k
156.61k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
139.1k
138k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.2k
29.45k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
90.92k
7.14k (x0.08)
TOTAL
373.61k
331.19k (x0.89)

Performance/W
3500X
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1391 points/W
2409 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2140 points/W
2123 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
818 points/W
453 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
1399 points/W
110 points/W
TOTAL
5748 points/W
5095 points/W

Performance/GHz
3500X
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
3776 points/GHz
6622 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5588 points/GHz
5763 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1732 points/GHz
1312 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5149 points/GHz
2831 points/GHz
TOTAL
16246 points/GHz
16528 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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