Ryzen 5 5600HS vs i5-10400F
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 895 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 13 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 25.24 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake (2020) | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 20 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $155 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 May 2020 | 12 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600HS has an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-10400F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10400F and Ryzen 5 5600HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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