AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i5-9400F
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 55 52
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 6
Top speed 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 207 194
Released20192019
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600 better than the Intel Core i5-9400F for gaming?
Yes — 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 4060 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 5 3600, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER for the Intel Core i5-9400F.