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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-7400. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-7400
Intel Core i5-7400

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or Intel Core i5-7400? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i5-7400 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    470 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    839 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    444 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    529 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    662 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    814 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    939 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    52 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    354 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    219 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    110 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    710 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X left arrow Intel Core i5-6400
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-8400
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-7400 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i5-7400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i5-7400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
188
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
149
Intel Core i5-7400
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1129
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
564
Intel Core i5-7400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1169
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
884
Intel Core i5-7400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5311
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
2803
Intel Core i5-7400
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
16110
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
7217
Intel Core i5-7400

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