i5-10400F vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20
+88.1%

Core i5-10400F outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1359926
Place by popularity329
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.4911.93
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i5-10400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i5-10400F 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
SocketFP5FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500U and Core i5-10400F 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 5 3500U and Core i5-10400F 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 3500U and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 3500U 4.36
i5-10400F 8.20
+88.1%

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 5 3500U 6930
i5-10400F 13029
+88%

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 5 3500U 862
i5-10400F 1455
+68.8%

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 5 3500U 2482
i5-10400F 5777
+133%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
i5-10400F 6719
+47.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
i5-10400F 36564
+112%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
i5-10400F 6.25
+106%

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 8
i5-10400F 14
+88.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 3500U 650
i5-10400F 1332
+105%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3500U 143
i5-10400F 180
+25.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65
i5-10400F 2.03
+23%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 3500U 39
i5-10400F 81
+107%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 3500U 135
i5-10400F 229
+69.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 3157
i5-10400F 6365
+102%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 3500U 694
+109%
i5-10400F 332

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 3500U 902
i5-10400F 1220
+35.3%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 3500U 3538
i5-10400F 5064
+43.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 3500U 17025
i5-10400F 36731
+116%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 3500U 148
i5-10400F 215
+45.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 8.20
Recency 6 January 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

i5-10400F, on the other hand, has a 88.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

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

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


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

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