AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i5-10400

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i5-10400 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, Prime95, 3DMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, RealBench, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these 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 5 4600HS.

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 4600HS

54%

Core i5-10400

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 4600HS is 1% better than Core i5-10400. 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 4600HS

53%

Core i5-10400

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.3	94.8
Valorant	107.2	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	60.3
Apex Legends	100.7	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.4	80.8
Overwatch	86.8	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	74.3
DOOM Eternal	53.6	53.9
Warzone	83.6	84.0
Assassin's Creed	90.0	90.5
Valheim	89.0	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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 4600HS

109%

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 Ryzen 5 4600HS is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10400 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was 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, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, 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 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	173	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1424	1341
Cinbench 20 Single-core	436	450
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3158	3197
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1110
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8934	7610

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	2435	2626
Multi-Core	14510	12503

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	1145	1245
Multi-Core	6187	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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i5-10400
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Renoir	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	68 Gb/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	8MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600HS is 3% better than Core i5-10400 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 4600HS is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10400 is better: 23
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Core i5-10400 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10400 specs and review.