AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core 2 Quad Q9400 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 1600X performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q9400. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q9400 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen 5 1600X has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9400 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core 2 Quad Q9400. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 1600X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9400. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q9400 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 5 1600X

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.