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Core i5-9400F vs Ryzen 9 5900X


Description
The i5-9400F is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 5900X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9400F gets a score of 331.2 k points while the 5900X gets 814.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900X is 2.5 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
a20f12
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
12/24
TDP
65 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
January 2019
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
67.77k points
83.5k points
Mean multithread perf.
331.19k points
814.74k 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
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
27.15k
22.6k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
23.63k
24.85k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.38k
11.25k (x2.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.61k
24.8k (x2.14)
TOTAL
67.77k
83.5k (x1.23)

Multithread

i5-9400F

5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
156.61k
258.21k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
138k
342.24k (x2.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.45k
155.3k (x5.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
59k (x8.27)
TOTAL
331.19k
814.74k (x2.46)

Performance/W
i5-9400F
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
2409 points/W
2459 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2123 points/W
3259 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
453 points/W
1479 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
110 points/W
562 points/W
TOTAL
5095 points/W
7759 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9400F
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
6622 points/GHz
4709 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5763 points/GHz
5177 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1312 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2831 points/GHz
5167 points/GHz
TOTAL
16528 points/GHz
17396 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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