i5-10500H vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
20.66
+181%

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms Core i5-10500H by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking281991
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency28.9814.87
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date30 September 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache768 KB384 KB
L2 cache6 MB153 KB
L3 cache64 MB12 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H 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 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H 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 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H. 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

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-1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H 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 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and Core i5-10500H.

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 9 PRO 3900 20.66
+181%
i5-10500H 7.34

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 31616
+181%
i5-10500H 11236

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 1679
+15.6%
i5-10500H 1453

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 9099
+80.7%
i5-10500H 5035

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.66 7.34
Recency 30 September 2019 2 April 2020
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 181.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-10500H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10500H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is a desktop processor while Core i5-10500H is a notebook one.


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