Core i5-10400H vs Ryzen 5 3500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.27
+50.4%

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Core i5-10400H by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking8581088
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.67no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Comet Lake
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release dateno data2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Current price$150 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H 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
SocketSocket AM4FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support--

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency-1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H.

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.

Ryzen 5 3500 8.27
+50.4%
i5-10400H 5.50

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Core i5-10400H by 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 3500 12792
+50.4%
i5-10400H 8508

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Core i5-10400H by 50% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500 1501
+9.9%
i5-10400H 1366

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Core i5-10400H by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 3500 5382
+36.3%
i5-10400H 3949

Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Core i5-10400H by 36% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.27 5.50
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10400H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Core i5-10400H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500 and Core i5-10400H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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