AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-10300H

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i5-10300H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5600X performs better than the Core i5-10300H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-10300H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 5600X has significantly more cores than the Core i5-10300H. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600X has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-10300H. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10300H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10300H. Also, the Ryzen 5 5600X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i5-10300H outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 5600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 5600X has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i5-10300H. The Ryzen 5 5600X also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.