AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3450U vs Intel Core i5-10210U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as SuperPi, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, Prime95, PassMark, PCMark 10, WPrime, MATLAB, Blender, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Blender, Gears 5, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10210U or AMD Ryzen 5 3450U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 5 3450U

52%

Core i5-10210U

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3450U is 1% better than Core i5-10210U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3450U

51%

Core i5-10210U

52%

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 the cost of this processor reaches 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 final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.9	92.2
Valorant	103.3	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	58.7
Apex Legends	97.1	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.5	78.6
Overwatch	83.7	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.3	72.3
DOOM Eternal	51.7	52.4
Warzone	80.6	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.8	88.0
Valheim	85.7	87.0

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3450U

176%

Core i5-10210U

243%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10210U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3450U as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	128	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	675	567
Cinbench 20 Single-core	328	426
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1511	1206
Cinbench 23 Single-core	860	883
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4042	3462

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	2008	2254
Multi-Core	7359	6569

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	796	1094
Multi-Core	2857	4116

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3450U	Intel Core i5-10210U
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1528
Core name	Matisse	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type		DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133, LPDDR4-2933
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3450C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3450U is 23% better than Core i5-10210U in terms of CPU frequency. 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 5 3450U is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210U is better: 25
However, it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3450U and Intel Core i5-10210U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3450U specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10210U specs and review.