Intel Core i5 10400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 10400 against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 11-months later
- Has 4096 KB larger L3 cache size
- 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1957 vs 1533 points
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
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Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 402 MB/sec | 864.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 51.3 Klines/sec | 59.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 130.3 pages/sec | 156.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 194.4 Mpixels/sec | 219.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 161.4 pages/sec | 207.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 33.6 images/sec | 40.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 50.5 images/sec | 60 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.3 Mpixels/sec | 15 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 42 GOps/sec | 68.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 26.3 GOps/sec | 38.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 34M Primes/sec | 59M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.5M Strings/sec | 25.8M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 4.2 GBytes/sec | 15.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 189.1 MBytes/sec | 250.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 677 Frames/sec | 912 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.6B Matrices/sec | 17.2B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 10400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | April 13, 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Zen 3 (Cezanne) |
| Model number | i5-10400 | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 39x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 10.7 billions |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 45-65 W (configurable) |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | AM4 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1100 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 448 |
| TMUs | 24 | 28 |
| ROPs | 3 | 7 |
| Execution Units | 24 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | 10-45 W |
| Max. Resolution | 4096x2304 - 60 Hz | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR4-2666 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 10400 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 24 |
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