AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm refresh) vs Intel Core i5-9400F
The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm refresh) and Intel Core i5-9400F sit within a few percent of each other on our index. Treat them as equivalent in raw performance and decide on price, power draw and — for graphics cards — video memory instead.
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm refresh) | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Generation | Zen+ | 9th Gen (Coffee Lake Refresh) |
| Multi-thread index | 64 (better) | 61 |
| Single-thread index | 76 | 85 (better) |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Base clock | 3.2 GHz (better) | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz (better) |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1151 |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Release year | 2019 | 2019 |
| Integrated graphics | No | No |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Games follow single-thread. For gaming, the single-thread index matters more than core count.
- Creative work follows multi-thread. Rendering, compiling and encoding scale with cores.
- Sockets differ. Moving between platforms usually means a new motherboard and often new memory.
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