AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5-10300H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Intel Core i5-10300H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3470 vs 2539
  • 4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39041 vs 8290
  • 3.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10106 vs 2887
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 5 Nov 2020 vs 16 Mar 2020
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3470 vs 2539
PassMark - CPU mark 39041 vs 8290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10106 vs 2887

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10300H

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10300H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3470
2539
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
39041
8290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
10106
2887
Name AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-10300H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3470 2539
PassMark - CPU mark 39041 8290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10106 2887

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core i5-10300H

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Comet Lake
Launch date 5 Nov 2020 16 Mar 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $549
OPN PIB 100-100000061WOF
OPN Tray 100-000000061
Place in performance rating 271 1218
Vertical segment Desktop Mobile
Processor Number i5-10300H
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of threads 24 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)