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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 180 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400F - 242 vs 235 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - CA$145.58 vs CA$153.88
- Up to 8% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-9400F - CA$0.6 vs CA$0.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
242
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-9400F
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
113 FPS
CA$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
CA$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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92 FPS
CA$18.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,709.61
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113 FPS
CA$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,347.33
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104 FPS
CA$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,199.98
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87 FPS
CA$39.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$3,443.94
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72 FPS
CA$38.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,765.43
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61 FPS
CA$21.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,329.99
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61 FPS
CA$21.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,299.99
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80 FPS
CA$23.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,844.99
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