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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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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 1% better in Fortnite than Core i5-9400F - 229 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £85.0 vs £128.88
- Up to 35% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-9400F - £0.37 vs £0.57 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 12 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
229
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.37/FPS
100%
Price, £
£85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.2 GHz Max Boost)
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Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
120 FPS
£12.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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62 FPS
£53.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£3,329.37
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84 FPS
£26.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,242.62
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75 FPS
£28.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,155.71
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