Intel Core i5-10600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-10600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like AIDA64, PCMark 10, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, MATLAB, Prime95, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, WPrime.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or Intel Core i5-10600T.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-10600T

53%

Ryzen 5 3550H

52%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-10600T is 1% better than Ryzen 5 3550H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10600T

53%

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.9	91.4
Valorant	106.7	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	59.8	58.2
Apex Legends	100.3	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	80.0	77.9
Overwatch	86.4	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.6	71.7
DOOM Eternal	53.4	51.9
Warzone	83.2	81.0
Assassin's Creed	89.6	87.3
Valheim	88.6	86.2

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10600T

93%

Ryzen 5 3550H

84%

To make a finishing 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 i5-10600T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3550H as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 work, 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

	Intel Core i5-10600T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	141
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1324	742
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	360
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2993	1660
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1079	945
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7397	4442

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

	Intel Core i5-10600T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	2526	2129
Multi-Core	12153	8087

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

	Intel Core i5-10600T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	985	890
Multi-Core	5795	3362

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-10600T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	February 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP5
Core name	Comet Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	12 MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10600T is 12% better than Ryzen 5 3550H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-10600T has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3550H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10600T is better: 32
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-10600T and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i5-10600T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.