AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-10210U

Processor comparisons 23-03-2021

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i5-10210U and understand which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Blender, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Prime95, Gears 5, RealBench, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, WPrime, Furmark, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10210U or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

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 3500C

52%

Core i5-10210U

51%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 3500C is 1% better than Core i5-10210U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Core i5-10210U

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, 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, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	92.2
Valorant	103.5	104.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	58.7
Apex Legends	97.3	98.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	78.6
Overwatch	83.9	84.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	72.3
DOOM Eternal	51.8	52.4
Warzone	80.8	81.7
Assassin's Creed	87.0	88.0
Valheim	85.9	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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 3500C

195%

Core i5-10210U

243%

To make a final resolution 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 3500C since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 3500C	Intel Core i5-10210U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	168
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	567
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	426
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	1206
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	883
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	3462

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	1994	2254
Multi-Core	7127	6569

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-10210U
Single-Core	881	1094
Multi-Core	3057	4116

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. 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 even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i5-10210U
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCBGA1528
Core name	Picasso	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.7 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	YM350CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3500C 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 3500C is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10210U is better: 25
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i5-10210U before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500C specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10210U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C Processor Comparisons
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250U
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i3-10110U
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5125C

Intel Core i5-10210U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-3470
• 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 Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-7500U
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8365UE
• Vs Core i3-9100T
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i5-8305G
• Vs Core i7-5850EQ
• Vs Core i5-4670R
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Core i5-8350U
• Vs Core i7-8650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3750H
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825C
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
• Vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 850