AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5 10400

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 10400 with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i5 10400 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

936

Intel Core i5 10400 +20%

1125

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6457

Intel Core i5 10400 +17%

7582

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i5 10400 +34%

1401

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i5 10400 +37%

5919

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i5 10400 +16%

1149

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +1%

5881

Intel Core i5 10400

5766

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i5 10400 +16%

2569

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +6%

13019

Intel Core i5 10400

12194

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i5 10400

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-10400

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

29x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1100 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 10400

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

16

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