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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i5-10400H vs Intel Core i5-10200H

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

► remove from comparison AMD R9 5900HX

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R9 5900H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.6 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process. The "X" in the name indicates the overclocking capabilities of the CPU.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics adapter with 8 CUs and up to 2100 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5900HX in our database trades blows with Intel's Core i9-11980HK, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While not much faster than the less power-hungry Ryzen 9 5900HS, this is still a great CPU for quality gaming laptops as well as DTRs and high-performance mini-PCs, as of mid 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 80 W, the Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5900HX that we know of. It can be roughly 15% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 9 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R9 5900HX is built with the 7 nm TSMC manufacturing process resulting in decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i5-10400H

► remove from comparison Intel i5-10400H

The Intel Core i5-10400H is a fast processor for laptops with four cores based on the Comet Lake-H series (4th generation of Skylake architecture). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.6 GHz (up to 4.4 with 4 cores) and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in 14nm (14nm++) process. 

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

The Core i5-10400H supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP. 

Performance

The performance should be slightly better than the old Core i7-8809G (Quad-Core 3.1 - 4.2) which was the fastest mobile quad core by Intel.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD630 in the Core i5-9300H. As a  low-end solution it will probably only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i5 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Core i5-10200H

► remove from comparison Intel i5-10200H

The Intel Core i5-10200H is a fast quad-core processor for laptops with four cores based on the Comet Lake-H series (4th generation of Skylake architecture). The processor clocks at between 2.4 and 4.1 GHz  and can execute up to eight threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured on 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced in the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

The Core i5-10200H supports no vPro, TXT or SIPP. These business features are available in the faster (and later released) Core i5-10400H (2.6 - 4.6 GHz).

Performance

The performance is only minimal better than the Core i5-9300H thanks to the support for faster DDR4-2933 RAM. This means, the CPU is well suited for demanding tasks, although the faster versions offer a significantly higher Turbo Boost clock speed for faster single core execution. 

Power consumption

This 10th gen Comet Lake processor has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop manufacturers are allowed to reduce somewhat, 35 W being the lower limit. Doing so will result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. Either way, this CPU is too power-hungry to be used as the base of a passively cooled laptop.

Intel Core i5-10200H is built with an old, as of late 2022, 14 nm Intel process for subpar energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 5900HXIntel Core i5-10400HIntel Core i5-10200H
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Comet LakeIntel Comet Lake
CodenameCezanne-H (Zen 3)Comet Lake-HComet Lake-H
Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX « 3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10980HK2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H « 2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10980HK2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H2.4 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H2.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H2.7 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M2.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H2.6 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H2.5 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H2.6 - 4.6 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H2.5 - 4.5 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H « 2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4600 MHz2600 - 4600 MHz2400 - 4100 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache4 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache16 MB8 MB8 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 164 / 84 / 8
TDP45 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm14 nm14 nm
Die Size180 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFP6FCBGA1440BGA1440
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, MMX, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, VMX, EIST, RDRAND, SSE4.2, TM1, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, TM2, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, HT, SGX, SSE3, Turbo, SSSE3, MPX, SST
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1100 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 610 (350 - 1050 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900HX
40.3 pt (56%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10400H
31.8 pt (44%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i5-10200H
30.1 pt (42%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10808     avg: 12733     median: 12845 (12%)     max: 14363 Points
5372 Points (5%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1218     avg: 1474     median: 1488 (63%)     max: 1499 Points
1089 Points (46%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 471     avg: 574     median: 578.5 (64%)     max: 584 Points
471 Points (52%)
419 Points (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4148     avg: 4937     median: 4978 (12%)     max: 5476 Points
1924 Points (5%)
2082 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1337     avg: 2085     median: 2106 (13%)     max: 2267 Points
796 Points (5%)
842 Points (5%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 197     avg: 237.8     median: 240 (72%)     max: 243 Points
192 Points (58%)
171.6 Points (52%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 22     avg: 24     median: 24.7 (32%)     max: 25.6 Points
9.6 Points (13%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (71%)     max: 2.86 Points
2.2 Points (54%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6294     avg: 6379     median: 6409 (39%)     max: 6452 Points
7403 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36642     avg: 39445     median: 40114 (29%)     max: 42371 Points
25731 Points (19%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 64320     avg: 70380     median: 72790 (50%)     max: 74772 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11811     avg: 12020     median: 12037 (15%)     max: 12152 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 91.6     avg: 98.7     median: 98.2 (1%)     max: 106.7 s
801 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.308     avg: 3.7     median: 3.5 (1%)     max: 4.4 s
24.9 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4297     avg: 6535     median: 7061 (11%)     max: 7722 Points
4115 Points (7%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 50673     avg: 58025     median: 58664 (34%)     max: 62503 MIPS
23136 MIPS (13%)
21148 MIPS (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4791     avg: 5707     median: 5750 (69%)     max: 5905 MIPS
4766 MIPS (57%)
4497 MIPS (54%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 112     avg: 120.2     median: 120.2 (42%)     max: 128.35 fps
49.1 fps (17%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 271.5     avg: 275     median: 275.3 (63%)     max: 278 fps
191.4 fps (44%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 15.5     median: 15.6 (27%)     max: 17.1 fps
6.1 fps (11%)
6.5 fps (11%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (0%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
0.6 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (30%)     max: 2 GB/s
0.9 GB/s (16%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.4     avg: 10.5     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 12.3 GB/s
5.3 GB/s (14%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 405     avg: 434     median: 434 (6%)     max: 463 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 219     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
565 Seconds (4%)
515 Seconds (4%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.48     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.599 sec
0.6 sec (14%)
0.7 sec (15%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13574     avg: 14220     median: 14253.5 (30%)     max: 14746 Points
9578 Points (20%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.734     avg: 8.2     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 9.46 s
8.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.716     avg: 18.7     median: 17.1 (1%)     max: 24.05 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 406.505     avg: 491.7     median: 415.6 (2%)     max: 729 s
484.5 s (2%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
48452 Points (100%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 65434     avg: 69675     median: 67698 (59%)     max: 74775 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13940     avg: 16642     median: 16968.5 (46%)     max: 18790 Points
8007 Points (22%)
6233 Points (17%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 47433     avg: 79334     median: 84003 (68%)     max: 88152 Points
51050 Points (41%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 47461     avg: 79231     median: 84699.5 (69%)     max: 87829 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 87770     avg: 89976     median: 89809.5 (76%)     max: 93052 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 17016     avg: 18108     median: 18009 (46%)     max: 19583 Points
7729 Points (20%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17714     avg: 24899     median: 24956 (44%)     max: 27288 Points
10760 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6932     avg: 9224     median: 9448 (40%)     max: 10603 Points
3613 Points (15%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1271     avg: 1520     median: 1538.5 (65%)     max: 1574 Points
1245 Points (53%)
min: 1093     avg: 1094     median: 1094 (46%)     max: 1095 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7370     avg: 8309     median: 8462 (15%)     max: 9294 Points
4332 Points (8%)
min: 3564     avg: 3845     median: 3845 (7%)     max: 4126 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1233     avg: 1460     median: 1485 (6%)     max: 1517 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7327     avg: 8267     median: 8400 (26%)     max: 9053 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5249     avg: 6240     median: 6350.5 (63%)     max: 6591 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 30451     avg: 33068     median: 33335.5 (37%)     max: 35465 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 595     avg: 615     median: 606.5 (1%)     max: 728 ms
787 ms (1%)
882 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 113.2     avg: 117.7     median: 117.7 (1%)     max: 122.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 60762     avg: 67764     median: 71000 (64%)     max: 71530 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215     avg: 218.5     median: 218.5 (63%)     max: 222 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 230     avg: 276.3     median: 279 (58%)     max: 291 Points
187.3 Points (39%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1402     avg: 1455     median: 1458 (56%)     max: 1501 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37.3     avg: 90.6     median: 91.5 (16%)     max: 119 Watt
67.4 Watt (12%)
99.5 Watt (17%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 58.7     avg: 93.9     median: 91.1 (17%)     max: 138.8 Watt
75.9 Watt (14%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.28     avg: 10.9     median: 9.5 (6%)     max: 18.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 8.45     avg: 10.6     median: 10.3 (11%)     max: 13 Watt
4.9 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 16.3     avg: 22.9     median: 22.1 (16%)     max: 33 Points per Watt
10.5 Points per Watt (8%)
77 Points per Watt (57%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10400H → 67% n=13

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-10200H → 64% n=13

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