Athlon XP-M 950 vs Core i5-9400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1021	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.65	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Athlon XP-M
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	K7 (2000−2003)
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	no data
Current price	$127 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	6	1
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	0.95 GHz
Bus support	no data	200 MT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Die size	149 mm2	85 mm211.33 mm × 7.47 mm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	37 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1151	Socket 563
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	16 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Athlon XP-M 950.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	1
Threads	6	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	16 Watt

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