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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i5-9400H

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: 2403 vs 1984
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7913 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	2403 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	7913 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2403

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

7913

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-9400H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2403
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	7913

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	1252	1004
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)