Intel Core i5-9400F vs AMD A8-5600K

Core i5-9400F vs A8-5600K specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-9400F performs better than the A8-5600K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the A8-5600K in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-9400F has significantly more cores than the A8-5600K. Indeed, the Core i5-9400F has 6 cores compared to 2 cores found in the A8-5600K. It also has more threads than the A8-5600K. A Core i5-9400F CPU outputs less heat than a A8-5600K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-9400F has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.