

Let’s get into the results.Īs usual we’ll start with Cinebench and here we see just what the 9400F is up against in core heavy workloads as the R5 3600 was 52% faster, that’s more than an entire tier about the Core i5 processor. The latest Windows updates and drivers available at the time of testing were installed. The graphics card of choice was the powerful RTX 2080 Ti to reduce any potential GPU bottlenecks. You’ll be paying similar money for a good B450 board. Given you can snag one of these for as little as $120-130 these days, we didn't see the issue. We're using 16GB of DDR4-3200 CL14 memory for both CPUs, meaning the 9400F was tested on a Z390 motherboard. Both have been tested using their included box cooler - yes, Intel’s lousy box cooler works just fine with the 9400F and it’s not even loud, as the locked part is very power efficient. To answer that we’ll compare both CPUs in a range of games and applications. That also makes it 25% cheaper than the R5 3600, so budget-minded builders may be considering going Intel after all. For the past two months it's been offered at the $150 price point which is roughly a 15% discount since launch. The 9400F is the cheapest 9th generation Core i5 processor you can buy. Even so, we've seen many requests of a direct comparison to the Core i5-9400F which is now more affordable than ever at just $150. Regardless, that was a battle that AMD largely won.

When we reviewed the new Rywe had plenty of positive things to say about it, and note that in our review we compared it to the more expensive Core i5-9600K.
