Intel Core i7-9700T vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i7-9700T vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, Gears 5, RealBench, MATLAB, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fortnite
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 5400U or Intel Core i7-9700T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-9700T

53%

Ryzen 3 5400U

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-9700T

53%

Ryzen 3 5400U

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.5	91.8
Valorant	107.4	104.3
Cyberpunk 2077	60.1	58.4
Apex Legends	100.9	98.0
Call of Duty Warzone	80.5	78.2
Overwatch	87.0	84.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.1	72.0
DOOM Eternal	53.7	52.2
Warzone	83.7	81.4
Assassin's Creed	90.2	87.6
Valheim	89.1	86.6

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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-9700T

109%

Ryzen 3 5400U

191%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 5400U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700T since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU 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 program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-9700T	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	193	227
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1122	785
Cinbench 20 Single-core	460	577
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1752	2039
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1246	988
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6562	4849

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-9700T	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Single-Core	2497	3204
Multi-Core	10740	10536

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i7-9700T	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Single-Core	1145	861
Multi-Core	6342	3713

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i7-9700T	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 12, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FP6
Core name	Coffee Lake	Lucienne
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000288

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 5400U is 23% better than Core i7-9700T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-9700T has 4 more core than Ryzen 3 5400U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700T is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is better: 10
However, it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-9700T and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-9700T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-9700T specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 5400U specs and review.