How do the scores compare?

There is no overall score comparison yet, because at least one of them still awaits benchmark results. On individual spec rows, AMD Ryzen 5 5500F wins 9 and Intel Core i5-10400F wins 0.

What are the main differences between the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F and the Intel Core i5-10400F?

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F advantages: 100% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB; 50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm; 33% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 12 MB; 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3; 25% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 20 vs 16.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs Intel Core i5-10400F

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F

Intel

Intel Core i5-10400F

$173

—Single-core28.6

—Multi-core32.5

43.6Gamingspec-based36

9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-10400F

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F

100% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB
50% lower process: 7 nm vs 14 nm
33% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 12 MB
33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3
25% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 20 vs 16

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-10400F

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i5-10400F
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 5500F	Intel Core i5-10400F
Announced	2026	2020
Socket	AM4	LGA1200
Process	7 nm+50%	14 nm
Base TDP	65 W	65 W
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
Cooler included	Yes	—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i5-10400F
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 5500F	Intel Core i5-10400F
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Base clock	3 GHz+3%	2.9 GHz
Boost clock	4.4 GHz+2%	4.3 GHz
L2 cache	3 MB+100%	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB+33%	12 MB

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i5-10400F
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 5500F	Intel Core i5-10400F
Memory support	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Max memory	128 GB	128 GB
Memory channels	2	2

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i5-10400F
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 5500F	Intel Core i5-10400F
PCIe version	4+33%	3
CPU PCIe lanes	20+25%	16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i5-10400F
Spec	AMD Ryzen 5 5500F	Intel Core i5-10400F
Cinebench R23 (single)	—	1,114Bottom 19%
Cinebench R23 (multi)	—	8,219Bottom 27%
PassMark	—	12,094Bottom 19%

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