AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-10400

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-10400 and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Furmark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 7zip, SuperPi, Blender, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, WPrime, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

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 5500

56%

Core i5-10400

53%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5500 is 5% better than Core i5-10400. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	94.8
Valorant	108.9	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	60.3
Apex Legends	102.4	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	80.8
Overwatch	88.2	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	74.3
DOOM Eternal	54.5	53.9
Warzone	84.9	84.0
Assassin's Creed	91.5	90.5
Valheim	90.4	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 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 5500

75%

Core i5-10400

63%

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 Ryzen 5 5500 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10400 as it consumes less power: 65W 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, 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 reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 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 5500	Intel Core i5-10400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	1341
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	450
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	3197
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1110
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	7610

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	2453	2626
Multi-Core	20203	12503

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i5-10400
Single-Core	1479	1245
Multi-Core	7682	6654

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, 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 even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i5-10400
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Cezanne	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	10
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3.6 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	6200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500 is 19% 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 5500 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10400 is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-10400 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10400 specs and review.