Amd ryzen 5 3600 vs i5

Today we bring a new comparison of 6-core processors, but with a noticeable difference in performance and price. We are talking about the recent Ryzen 5 3600 and the Intel i5-9400F, which will duel to see which is the best of the two in terms of price / performance.

Performance comparison: Ryzen 5 3600 vs i5-9400F

The comparison was originally made by Hardware Unboxed and you can see the full video above these lines. Next, let's look at the specifications of both processors.

Ryzen 5 3600

This processor is one of the most requested currently by PC users. It is a 6-core and 12-wire chip with which you can do the 'gaming' tasks and also has enough power for other editing tasks and even streaming. Its cost currently in Spain is around 220 euros.

specs

• Architecture: Zen 2 Transistor Size: 7nm Socket: AM4 Heatsink: Wraith Stealth Integrated Graphics: No Number of CPU Cores: 6 Number of Threads: 12 Base Clock Rate: 3.6 GHz Total Boost Clock Rate: 4.2 GHz Total L3 Cache: 32 MBTDP / Default TDP: 95W ​​Approximate price: € 220

i5-9400F

This Intel processor does not have integrated graphics and it feeds on 6 physical cores, but it does not have Hyperthreading, so its number of threads is 6. Because of this, it is a cheaper chip, it costs about 160 euros.

specs

• Architecture: Coffee Lake Transistor Size: 14nm Socket: LGA1151 Heatsink: PCG 2015C Integrated Graphics: No Number of CPU Cores: 6 Number of Threads: 6 Base Clock Rate: 2.9 GHz Boost Clock Rate: 4.1 GHz SmartCache: 9 MBTDP / Default TDP: 65 W Approximate Price: € 160

Testing methodology

The comparison is made using 3200 MHz DDR4 memories and the graphics card is an RTX 2080 Ti. For this comparison, use is made of various synthetic benchmark applications and various current games. In addition, we can also know the consumption of both chips at full load.

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Synthetic tests

	Ryzen 5 3600	I5-9400F
Cinebench R20 (+)	481	423
WinRar 5.71 (+)	19285	10500
Adobe Premiere Pro (-)	539	680
V-Ray (+)	10015	6721
Blender (-)	1338	2043

In synthetic tests we see that the Ryzen 5 3600 is better in all tests. In WinRar multi-core testing, we see that AMD's choice is about 84% better. When we talk about Adobe Premiere, the improvement in favor of the 3600 is 26%. In V-Ray there is a performance difference of almost 50%.

There is no question about the superiority of the Ryzen 5 3600 in productivity tasks, but what about in games? Let's see.

Game testing

	Ryzen 5 3600	I5-9400F
Assassins Creed Odyssey	99	77
Battlefield v	149	140
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95	91
The Division 2	157	133
Far Cry New Dawn	115	103
Rage 2	160	161
Hitman	105	106
Total War Three Kingdoms	126	123

Above we can see the average FPS in each game with a 1080p resolution, where again the Ryzen 5 3600 comes out on top in most of the tests, except in some cases (Rage and Hitman) where we see practically a technical tie.

WE RECOMMEND AMD Ryzen 5 3600 beats the Intel i7-8700K in price / performance

Power consumption

	Ryzen 5 3600	I5-9400F
Consumption (W) at full load	150	117

Consumption was calculated using the full power of both processors in Blender. Here we see a clear winner, the i5-9400F. Even though the AMD chip uses a 7nm node, it doesn't make up for the fact that it has 6 cores and 12 threads. The Intel option uses half threads or threads, and therefore requires less power to run, even when you are using a 14nm node. The difference is 22%.

Conclusions

Seeing the price of each product currently in Spain, with a difference of 60 euros between the Ryzen 5 3600 and the i5-9400F, it will depend on each pocket to see which is the best option. Probably, if it's worth stretching a bit more and getting the 3600, because it can handle twice as many threads, it can make a big difference in productivity tasks like designing, editing or streaming.

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In games things are somewhat more even and it depends on the optimization of the game, but the Ryzen 5 still has an advantage here, as we have already seen. Everything will depend on the objective we have for our PC and the budget we have. What do you think is the best option?