AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-9400T

Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i5-9400T benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 1600X performs better than the Core i5-9400T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-9400T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 5 1600X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-9400T. The Core i5-9400T outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 1600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 1600X has more L2 cache than the Core i5-9400T. The Ryzen 5 1600X also has significantly more L3 cache.

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.