AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-9400H
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i5-9400H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
| Launch date | 22 Sep 2020 vs 23 April 2019 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C vs 100 °C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 14 nm |
| L1 cache | 384 KB vs 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1 MB |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400H
- Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
- 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2404 vs 1984
- Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7939 vs 5682
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB vs 4 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2404 vs 1984 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 7939 vs 5682 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400H
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Intel Core i5-9400H |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1984 | 2404 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 5682 | 7939 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500C | Intel Core i5-9400H | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Coffee Lake |
| Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | Core i5 |
| Launch date | 22 Sep 2020 | 23 April 2019 |
| OPN Tray | YM350CC4T4MFG | |
| Place in performance rating | 1253 | 1004 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile | i5-9000 |
| Vertical segment | Mobile | Mobile |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | |
| Processor Number | i5-9400H | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.50 GHz |
| Compute Cores | 12 | |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105°C | 100 °C |
| Maximum frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.30 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
| Number of threads | 8 | 8 |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.8 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133 | |
Graphics |
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| Graphics max frequency | 1200 MHz | |
| iGPU core count | 8 | |
| Processor graphics | Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Device ID | 0x3E9B | |
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Clear Video technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| HDMI | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FP5 | FCBGA1440 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Configurable TDP-down | 35 Watt | |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD SenseMI | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| The "Zen" Core Architecture | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® My WiFi technology | ||
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
| Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
| Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Speed Shift technology | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| 4K resolution support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX) | ||
| Intel® OS Guard | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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