AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i5-10400T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i5-10400T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Intel Core i5-10400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2135
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 9723

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426 vs 2135
PassMark - CPU mark	12896 vs 9723

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400T

Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2426

2135

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12896

9723

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-10400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2426	2135
PassMark - CPU mark	12896	9723
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3761

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	Intel Core i5-10400T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Comet Lake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q2'20
OPN Tray	100-000000375
Place in performance rating	1158	1128
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$182
Processor Number		i5-10400T
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	12	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1800 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x9BC8
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
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.30 GHz
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015B
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 image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
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)