AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 8400F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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 5600X
1541
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
10972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11838
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
92
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
787
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
607
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
3684
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3363
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
24476
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21869
Integer Math74.3 GOps/s71.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math46.1 GOps/s39.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search91 M primes/s133 M primes/s
Random String Sort34.6 M strings/s26.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption16.7 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression288.5 MB/s252.4 MB/s
Physics1374 frames/s1318 frames/s
Extended Instructions222 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
2541
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
12058
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File Compression1320 MB/s954.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation84.7 KLines/s66.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser256.7 pages/s169 pages/s
PDF Rendering282 MP/sec245 MP/sec
Text Processing271.8 pages/s213.5 pages/s
Background Blur60.5 frames/s47.2 frames/s
Photo Processing97.2 frames/s68.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing18.3 MP/sec16 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
183.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 185.5 PPW 140.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 376.6 PPW 336.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.1 PPW 9.3 PPW
Blender / W 2.83 PPW 2.41 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced May, 14, 2024 October, 8, 2020
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 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x37x
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
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 88 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 20

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
6 (66.67%)
3 (33.33%)
Total Votes: 9

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