i5-9400 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500GT
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.72
+116%
Core i5-9400
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.90

Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Core i5-9400 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6091113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation69.448.55
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency18.518.58
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500GT has 712% better value for money than i5-9400.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size180 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon Vega 7Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Core i5-9400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5500GT 12.72
+116%
i5-9400 5.90

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 5500GT 20202
+116%
i5-9400 9374

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 5.90
Integrated graphics card 7.47 3.09
Recency 8 January 2024 19 October 2018
Threads 12 6
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 115.6% higher aggregate performance score, 141.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400 in performance tests.


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