AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-10400

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
5,345

Rank #586

5,548
5,345

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 3.7% (Rank #448 vs #586)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
5,539

Rank #524

5,790
5,539

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 4.3% (Rank #363 vs #524)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
5,055

Rank #600

5,186
5,055

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 2.5% (Rank #521 vs #600)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,838

Rank #491

5,023
4,838

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 3.7% (Rank #370 vs #491)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,903

Rank #480

4,848
4,903

Core i5-10400 wins by 1.1% (Rank #510 vs #480)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,903

Rank #461

5,112
4,903

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 4.1% (Rank #337 vs #461)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i5-10400 Diff
Cores
6
6
0%
Threads
6
12
-50%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,900 MHz
+19.4%
Clock Multiplier
36x
30x
+16.7%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
11 MiB
+64.2%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i5-10400
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X --
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Comet Lake
Socket Socket Socket 1159
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA1159
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4
ECC Support Yes --
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Core i5-10400
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Core i5-10400
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Core i5-10400
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Core i5-10400
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Core i5-10400
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Core i5-10400
Comet Lake

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Core i5-10400
Socket 1159

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Core i5-10400
FC-LGA1159

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Core i5-10400
DDR4

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Core i5-10400
--

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Core i5-10400
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i5-10400
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Core i5-10400
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Core i5-10400
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Core i5-10400
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 74 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Core i5-10400
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Core i5-10400
--

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Core i5-10400
--

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Core i5-10400
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Core i5-10400
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Core i5-10400
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-10400
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Core i5-10400
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
E3DNow!
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64