AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i5-10400F

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X $249
Intel Core i5-10400F $157
6 Cores
12 Threads
3.8GHz Clock
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.9GHz Clock
Socket
AM4
Socket
LGA 1200
iGPU
No GPU
iGPU
No GPU

GB6 Single-Core

  • 15% faster vs Core i5-10400F
  • 13% slower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - GB6S 1,670
x1.15
Core i5-10400F - GB6S 1,455
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 23% faster vs Core i5-10400F
  • 19% slower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - GB6M 7,105
x1.23
Core i5-10400F - GB6M 5,760
x1

CB23 Single-Core

  • 17% faster vs Core i5-10400F
  • 14% slower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - CB23S 1,295
x1.17
Core i5-10400F - CB23S 1,110
x1

CB23 Multi-Core

  • 26% faster vs Core i5-10400F
  • 21% slower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - CB23M 9,590
x1.26
Core i5-10400F - CB23M 7,610
x1
  • 20% faster vs Core i5-10400F
  • 17% slower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - 51.2GB/s
x1.2
Core i5-10400F - 42.7GB/s
x1
  • 46% higher vs Core i5-10400F
  • 32% lower vs Ryzen 5 3600X
Ryzen 5 3600X - 95W
x1.46
Core i5-10400F - 65W
x1
CB23S 1,295
50%
CB23S 1,110
43%
CB23M 9,590
22%
CB23M 7,610
18%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 2
Architecture
Skylake
Family
Ryzen 3000
Family
Core 10th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Matisse
Aspen Highlands
Matisse 1CCD
Codename
Comet Lake-S
-
Comet Lake-6C
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
7/7/2019
Release Date
4/30/2020
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
Foundry
Intel
-
Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
Node
14nm+++
-
Die Size
74 mm²
125 mm² (IO Die)
Die Size
150 mm²
-
Transistor Count
3.8 Billion
2.1 Billion (IO Die)
Transistor Count
2.5 Billion
-
6 Cores
6 Cores
12 Threads
12 Threads
3.8GHz
4.4GHz Boost
2.9GHz
4.3GHz Boost
Overclocking
Unlocked
Overclocking
Locked
Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Lanes
4
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
8GB/s
Bandwidth
4GB/s
Bi-directional
16GB/s
Bi-directional
8GB/s
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
L2
256KB/Core
4-way set associative
L3
32MB Shared
16-way set associative
L3
12MB Shared
16-way set associative
Channels
2
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1333MHz
Transfer Rate
2666MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
21.3GB/s
Bandwidth
42.7GB/s
TDP
95W
90W Peak
TDP
65W
-
Temp
95°C Max
Temp
100°C Max
Included Cooler
Wraith Spire
Included Cooler
Stock Cooler 1200
PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x16 Lanes
No GPU
No GPU
No NPU
No NPU
No Cellular
No Cellular
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