AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600F

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
1601
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
1451
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
10972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
10502
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
86
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
787
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
610
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
3684
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
24476
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
n/a
Integer Math74.3 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math46.1 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search91 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort34.6 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption16.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression288.5 MB/sn/a
Physics1374 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions222 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
2541
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
2083
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
12058
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
8814
File Compression1320 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation84.7 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser256.7 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering282 MP/secn/a
Text Processing271.8 pages/sn/a
Background Blur60.5 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing97.2 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing18.3 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
183.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 185.5 PPW 135.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 376.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.1 PPW 9.4 PPW
Blender / W 2.83 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced May, 14, 2024 September, 16, 2025
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 4.2 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x30x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 25 billion n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 45-65 W 65 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Critical temp. 95 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 256 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 24
Tech n/a - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 8400F the clear winner in this comparison.

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