AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-10400

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-10400 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, MATLAB, WPrime, Furmark, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 1200

51%

Core i5-10400

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-10400 is 3% better than Ryzen 3 1200. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 1200

52%

Core i5-10400

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	94.8
Valorant	104.4	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	60.3
Apex Legends	98.2	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	80.8
Overwatch	84.6	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	74.3
DOOM Eternal	52.2	53.9
Warzone	81.5	84.0
Assassin's Creed	87.7	90.5
Valheim	86.7	89.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 1200

55%

Core i5-10400

63%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10400 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 1200 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-10400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	129	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	477	1341
Cinbench 20 Single-core	333	450
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1191	3197
Cinbench 23 Single-core	885	1110
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3368	7610

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	1894	2626
Multi-Core	6325	12503

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	1083	1245
Multi-Core	3839	6654

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i5-10400
Announcement date	July 27, 2017	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Summit Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	10
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography		14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache		12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD1200BBM4KAE

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 3 1200 is 6% better than Core i5-10400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10400 has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 1200. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 1200 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10400 is better: 31
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i5-10400 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 1200 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10400 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs A6-9550
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE

Intel Core i5-10400 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i3-7100
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE