AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Intel Core i5-10400H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 and Intel Core i5-10400H 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, 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 Z1

Intel Core i5-10400H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 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: 4 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3600 vs 2582
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18393 vs 8378

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 27 May 2020
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3600 vs 2582
PassMark - CPU mark	18393 vs 8378

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400H

524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3600

2582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18393

8378

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1	Intel Core i5-10400H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3600	2582
PassMark - CPU mark	18393	8378
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 Z1	Intel Core i5-10400H
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	27 May 2020
Place in performance rating	346	353
Architecture codename		Comet Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-10400H
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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)
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)