i5-9400F vs Athlon 64 3000+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3000+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+2738%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Athlon 64 3000+ by a whopping 2738% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32181108
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.41
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.228.67
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads16
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512K256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die size193 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket754FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3000+ and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 3000+ 0.21
i5-9400F 5.96
+2738%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 3000+ 334
i5-9400F 9468
+2735%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 5.96
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 6
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

i5-9400F has a 2738.1% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3000+ in performance tests.


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