Intel Core i5-10400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Intel Core i5-10400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i5-10400
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10400
    115%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-10400
    115%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-10400

15% higher single threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 3600.
Around 15% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3600

None

Intel Core i5-10400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-10400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
SHA
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2

Architecture

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsZen 2
Release DateApr 2020vsMar 2019

Cores

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs16MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-10400AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs4400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsvariable
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10400
    5160 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    4928 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-10400
    25056 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    29514 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-10400 (simulated)
    239.19
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (simulated)
    206.31

points - higher is better