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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-9400 gaming benchmark

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-9400

Processor comparisons   31-01-2023
   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-9400 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, RealBench, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Furmark, 7zip, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, Blender, SuperPi, Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Valheim
  • Fortnite
  • Borderlands 3
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Overwatch
  • Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
  • Apex Legends
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Halo Infinite
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Death Stranding
  • Last Man Standing
  • Valorant
  • Fallout 76

   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200.


 
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Intel Core i5-9400

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Ryzen 3 120051% Core i5-940052%
This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-9400 is 1% better than Ryzen 3 1200. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Ryzen 3 120052% Core i5-940053%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite91.993.5
Valorant104.4106.3
Cyberpunk 207758.559.5
Apex Legends98.299.9
Call of Duty Warzone78.379.7
Overwatch84.686.1
Red Dead Redemption 272.173.3
DOOM Eternal52.253.1
Warzone81.582.9
Assassin's Creed87.789.3
Valheim86.788.2
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Ryzen 3 120055% Core i5-940056%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-9400 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 1200 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-9400
Cinbench 15 Single-core129177
Cinbench 15 Multi-core477987
Cinbench 20 Single-core333403
Cinbench 20 Multi-core11912284
Cinbench 23 Single-core8851051
Cinbench 23 Multi-core33685606

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-9400
Single-Core18942474
Multi-Core63259515

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-9400
Single-Core10831107
Multi-Core38395420

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-9400
Announcement dateJuly 27, 2017January 01, 2019
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketAM4FCLGA1151-2
Core nameSummit RidgeCoffee Lake
ArchitectureZenx86
Generation19
Turbo Frequency3.4 MHz4.1 MHz
Frequency3.1 MHz2.9 MHz
Cores46
Threads46
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W65 W
Memory typeDDR4DDR4-2666
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency2667
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache9 MB
OverclockingYesYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberYD1200BBM4KAE
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 1200 is 6% better than Core i5-9400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9400 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 1200. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 1200 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9400 is better: 30
   Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i5-9400 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-9400 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs A6-9550
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE


Intel Core i5-9400 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
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