Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 is 6% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 52 55
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 12
Top speed 4.1 GHz 4.2 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 194 207
Released20192019
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 meets
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-9400F better than the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 scores 55 and the Intel Core i5-9400F 52.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER for the Intel Core i5-9400F, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600.