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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2399 vs 1962
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7902 vs 5629
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2399 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark 7902 vs 5629

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1962
2399
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5629
7902
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i5-9400H
PassMark - Single thread mark 1962 2399
PassMark - CPU mark 5629 7902

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Intel Core i5-9400H

Essentials

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 1176 912
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile i5-9000
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $250
Processor Number i5-9400H

Performance

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

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

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

DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

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

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

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@30Hz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)