Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 261 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 27% better in League of Legends than Core i5-9400 - 205 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - €81.8 vs €136.34
- Up to 52% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-9400 - €0.4 vs €0.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 12 vs 6 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.4/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €81.8 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 81 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
6 | Threads | 12 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |