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Intel Core i5-2500K vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U |
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Processor comparisons 05-02-2023
You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-2500K vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, 3DMark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, SuperPi, PCMark 10, Gears 5, PassMark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Blender, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark.
Gaming performance of CPUs in: - World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Valheim
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Last Man Standing
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- Death Stranding
- Apex Legends
- Fallout 76
- DOOM: Eternal
- Valorant
- Halo Infinite
- Overwatch
- Borderlands 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Fortnite
After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 3 5400U or Intel Core i5-2500K.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Core i5-2500K | 51% |
Ryzen 3 5400U | 53% |
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 3 5400U is 3% better than Core i5-2500K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Core i5-2500K | 51% |
Ryzen 3 5400U | 52% |
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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 summary 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 | 91.5 | 91.8 | | Valorant | 103.9 | 104.3 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 58.2 | 58.4 | | Apex Legends | 97.7 | 98.0 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 78.0 | 78.2 | | Overwatch | 84.2 | 84.5 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71.7 | 72.0 | | DOOM Eternal | 52.0 | 52.2 | | Warzone | 81.1 | 81.4 | | Assassin's Creed | 87.3 | 87.6 | | Valheim | 86.3 | 86.6 |
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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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
| Core i5-2500K | 35% |
Ryzen 3 5400U | 191% |
To make a finishing 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 Ryzen 3 5400U is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2500K as it consumes less power: 95W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 benchmarksFor example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. 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 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 i5-2500K |
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 127 | 227 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 461 | 785 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 262 | 577 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 894 | 2039 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 697 | 988 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 2450 | 4849 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i5-2500K |
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U | | Single-Core | 1684 | 3204 | | Multi-Core | 4077 | 10536 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i5-2500K |
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U | | Single-Core | 998 | 861 | | Multi-Core | 3399 | 3713 |
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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.
| Intel Core i5-2500K |
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U | | Announcement date | March 11, 2011 | January 12, 2021 | | Type | Desktop | Laptop | | Socket | LGA1155 | FP6 | | Core name | Sandy Bridge | Lucienne | | Architecture | x86 | Zen 2 | | Generation | 2 | 3 | | Turbo Frequency | 3.7 MHz | 4 MHz | | Frequency | 3.3 MHz | 2.6 MHz | | Cores | 4 | 4 | | Threads | 4 | 8 | | Bus rate | 5 GT/s | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 2460 millions | 4200 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 95 W | 15 W | | Memory type | DDR3 1066/1333 | DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz | | Max. Memory | 32 Gb | | | Memory Frequency | | | | Memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | | | L1 cache | | | | L2 cache | | 2MB | | L3 cache | 6 MB | 8MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | Expansion Options
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-2500K is 21% better than Ryzen 3 5400U 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 Intel Core i5-2500K is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is better: 29
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 comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-2500K and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i5-2500K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Celeron N5105
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Celeron N5100
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250U
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1340P
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-1335U
• Vs Core i5-1334U
• Vs Core i5-13420H
• Vs Core i5-13450HX
• Vs Core i7-1355U
• Vs Core i7-1365U
• Vs Core i3-1315U
• Vs Core i3-1305U
• Vs Core i7-13620H
• Vs Core i7-13650HX
• Vs Core i7-13800H
• Vs Core i7-13850HX
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300U
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