Intel Core i5-11400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Intel Core i5-11400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2021
Intel Core i5-11400
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-11400

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X.
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX512F
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
SSE4A
SSE4.1
AES
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2

Architecture

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
ArchitectureIntel Rocket LakevsAMD Zen 2
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channel
CodenameRocket LakevsMatisse
Release DateMar 2021vsSep 2019

Cores

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cores6vs6
Threads12vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96K (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512K (per core)
L3 Cache12MB (shared)vs32MB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvs95°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsµOPGA-1331
Die Sizeunknownvs74mm²
Process14 nmvs7 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-11400AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Cpu Frequency2600 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHzvs4100 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/AvsN/A
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-11400
    5280 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
    4592 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-11400
    22464 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
    24192 points

Points - higher is better