AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Core i5-10400H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS and Intel Core i5-10400H 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Intel Core i5-10400H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3405 vs 2624
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22697 vs 8468

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs 27 May 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3405 vs 2624
PassMark - CPU mark	22697 vs 8468

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400H

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3405

2624

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22697

8468

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i5-10400H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3405	2624
PassMark - CPU mark	22697	8468
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4181
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7683

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Core i5-10400H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Comet Lake
Launch date	19 Apr 2022	27 May 2020
Place in performance rating	374	375
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-10400H
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency	2400 MHz	1.10 GHz
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift 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)