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AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
—Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
—Inno Score
46.4Multi-core52.6
45.5Gamingspec-based65.3
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8400F6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 9600

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen 5 9600 lack the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F

  • 11% higher Base clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 9600

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 46
  • 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
  • 40% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 28 vs 20
  • 25% higher PCIe version: 5 vs 4
  • 20% higher PassMark: 29,315 vs 24,372

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Announced20242025
SocketAM5AM5
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W—
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads1212
Base clock4.2 GHz+11%3.8 GHz
Boost clock4.7 GHz5.2 GHz+11%
L2 cache6 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB32 MB+100%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
iGPU—AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)
iGPU clock—2,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5600
Max memory256 GB256 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
PCIe version45+25%
CPU PCIe lanes2028+40%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F versus AMD Ryzen 5 9600
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8400FAMD Ryzen 5 9600
PassMark24,372Bottom 45%29,315+20%Top 42%

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