Intel Core i5 14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i5 14400F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i5 14400F and AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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)
Intel Core i5 14400F
1816
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1298
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
16252
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9501
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
103
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
72
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
867
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
476
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
3719
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2564
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
25743
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17713
Integer Math81.8 GOps/s48.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math61.5 GOps/s28.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search89 M primes/s108 M primes/s
Random String Sort32.6 M strings/s23.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption17 GB/s14 GB/s
Data Compression316.5 MB/s219.8 MB/s
Physics1602 frames/s1155 frames/s
Extended Instructions20 M matrices/s144 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
2402
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1662
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i5 14400F
12600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7249
File Compression1180 MB/s660.6 MB/s
Clang Compilation82.1 KLines/s59 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser322.7 pages/s146 pages/s
PDF Rendering378.8 MP/sec207.8 MP/sec
Text Processing241.4 pages/s143.3 pages/s
Background Blur54.2 frames/s37 frames/s
Photo Processing125.5 frames/s54.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing19.6 MP/sec12.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 14400F
196.47
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
135.61

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 193.8 PPW 111.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 396 PPW 272.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.3 PPW 7.3 PPW
Blender / W 3.02 PPW 2.09 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 July, 7, 2019
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 2 (Matisse)
Model number i5-14400F n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count106
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x36x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache20 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 3.8 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 148 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 192 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i5 14400F the clear winner in this comparison.

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