Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U vs i5-9400H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400H
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.00
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.66
+113%

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U outperforms Core i5-9400H by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1228736
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency10.4666.90
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Cezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2519
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size126 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2PRO, 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth44.882 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400H and Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

i5-9400H 5.00
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 10.66
+113%

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.

i5-9400H 7939
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 16932
+113%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-9400H 1376
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1706
+24%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-9400H 4208
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6220
+47.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-9400H 9
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 17
+76.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-9400H 823
Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1467
+78.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.00 10.66
Integrated graphics card 3.09 9.05
Recency 23 April 2019 16 March 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has a 113.2% higher aggregate performance score, 192.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400H in performance tests.


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