Intel Core i5 10400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 10400 against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. 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
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 10400
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Has 20 MB larger L3 cache size
- Newer - released 5-months later
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Unlocked multiplier
- 48% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1614 vs 1087 points
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
- Around 6.08 GB/s (15%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | October 8, 2020 |
| Launch price | 182 USD | 299 USD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Zen 3 |
| Model number | i5-10400 | - |
| Socket | BGA-1200 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 2.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 29x | 37x |
| 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) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Power
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
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 | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 10400 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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