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Core i5-9400F vs Ryzen 7 3700X


Description
The i5-9400F is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3700X is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9400F gets a score of 331.2 k points while the 3700X gets 491.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3700X is 1.5 times faster than the i5-9400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
870f10
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
32768 kB
Date
January 2019
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
67.77k points
74.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
331.19k points
491.15k 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
i5-9400F
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
27.15k
16.81k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
23.63k
26.39k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.38k
8.82k (x1.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.61k
22.73k (x1.96)
TOTAL
67.77k
74.75k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-9400F

3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
156.61k
170.29k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
138k
213.21k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.45k
96.03k (x3.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
11.62k (x1.63)
TOTAL
331.19k
491.15k (x1.48)

Performance/W
i5-9400F
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
2409 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2123 points/W
3280 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
453 points/W
1477 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
110 points/W
179 points/W
TOTAL
5095 points/W
7556 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9400F
3700X
Test#1 (Integers)
6622 points/GHz
3821 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5763 points/GHz
5998 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1312 points/GHz
2005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2831 points/GHz
5166 points/GHz
TOTAL
16528 points/GHz
16990 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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