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Ryzen 5 3600X vs Core i5-8400


Description
The 3600X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600X is 1.3 times faster than the i5-8400. 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
3.8 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x16384 kB
9216 kB
Date
July 2019
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
69.9k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
376.22k points
289.61k 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
3600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
26.5k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
22.99k
23.11k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
5.2k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.94k
10.16k (x0.46)
TOTAL
69.9k
64.98k (x0.93)

Multithread

3600X

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
121.94k
135.08k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
153.22k
121.49k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.74k
27.53k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
33.31k
5.5k (x0.17)
TOTAL
376.22k
289.61k (x0.77)

Performance/W
3600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1613 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
351 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
3960 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600X
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3685 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5225 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1991 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4986 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
15887 points/GHz
16245 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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