Intel Core i5-10400F vs AMD A8-5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10400F and AMD A8-5500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-10400F

AMD A8-5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2542 vs 1333
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12141 vs 2610

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2542 vs 1333
PassMark - CPU mark	12141 vs 2610

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10400F
CPU 2: AMD A8-5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2542

1333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12141

2610

Name	Intel Core i5-10400F	AMD A8-5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2542	1333
PassMark - CPU mark	12141	2610
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		455
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.038
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4729
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		789
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2225
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4729

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10400F	AMD A8-5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Trinity
Launch date	Q2'20	October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$155 - $157
Place in performance rating	1061	1959
Processor Number	i5-10400F
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)