Intel Core i5-9400H vs Intel Core i5-10200H

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-9400H vs Intel Core i5-10200H and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it 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 Blender, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, Blender, AIDA64, Handbrake, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, PCMark 10, WPrime, 3DMark, Prime95, SuperPi, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10200H or Intel Core i5-9400H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-9400H

52%

Core i5-10200H

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9400H

52%

Core i5-10200H

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs 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: Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.2	92.6
Valorant	104.8	105.3
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	58.9
Apex Legends	98.5	98.9
Call of Duty Warzone	78.6	78.9
Overwatch	84.9	85.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.3	72.6
DOOM Eternal	52.4	52.6
Warzone	81.8	82.1
Assassin's Creed	88.1	88.4
Valheim	87.0	87.4

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: 4K, 2K 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 i5-9400H

78%

Core i5-10200H

86%

To make a final decision 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 Core i5-10200H is more energy efficient than the Core i5-9400H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach 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 find out whether the program 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

	Intel Core i5-9400H	Intel Core i5-10200H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	176	156
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	834	927
Cinbench 20 Single-core	425	399
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1980	2226
Cinbench 23 Single-core	870	994
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4306	5303

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

	Intel Core i5-9400H	Intel Core i5-10200H
Single-Core	2548	2560
Multi-Core	8234	9001

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

	Intel Core i5-9400H	Intel Core i5-10200H
Single-Core	1054	1172
Multi-Core	4161	4530

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 i5-9400H	Intel Core i5-10200H
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1440
Core name	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	9	10
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9400H is 4% better than Core i5-10200H 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 i5-9400H is better: 4
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10200H is better: 24
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-9400H and Intel Core i5-10200H before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-9400H - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-9400H specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10200H specs and review.