AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i3-10320

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i3-10320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 2839
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19388 vs 10011
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs 30 Apr 2020
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3058 vs 2839
PassMark - CPU mark 19388 vs 10011

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10320

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-10320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3058
2839
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19388
10011
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Intel Core i3-10320
PassMark - Single thread mark 3058 2839
PassMark - CPU mark 19388 10011
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5430

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Intel Core i3-10320

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Comet Lake
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 30 Apr 2020
OPN Tray 100-000000457
Place in performance rating 774 771
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $154
Processor Number i3-10320
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.80 GHz
Die size 180 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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