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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 vs Intel Core i5-9400F

AMD Ryzen 7 5700
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-9400F
28.5Inno Score
—Single-core30.1
46.2Multi-core27.9
44.9Gamingspec-based27.8
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 57000 spec wins — Intel Core i5-9400F

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 lacks 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 7 5700

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 28
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher L2 cache: 4 MB vs 2 MB
  • 160% higher PassMark: 24,194 vs 9,300
  • 78% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 9 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Lower launch price: $157 vs $175

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 versus Intel Core i5-9400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700Intel Core i5-9400F
Announced20222019
SocketAM4LGA1151-v2
Process7 nm+50%14 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 versus Intel Core i5-9400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700Intel Core i5-9400F
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores00
Threads16+167%6
Base clock3.7 GHz+28%2.9 GHz
Boost clock4.6 GHz+12%4.1 GHz
L2 cache4 MB+167%2 MB
L3 cache16 MB+78%9 MB

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 versus Intel Core i5-9400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700Intel Core i5-9400F
Memory supportDDR4-3200DDR4-2666
Max memory—128 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 versus Intel Core i5-9400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700Intel Core i5-9400F
PCIe version33
CPU PCIe lanes24+50%16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700 versus Intel Core i5-9400F
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700Intel Core i5-9400F
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,400Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—4,500Bottom 17%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,080Bottom 14%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—5,900Bottom 19%
PassMark24,194+160%Bottom 43%9,300Bottom 15%

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