Intel Core i5-10500 vs AMD A4-5300

Last updated: 2023-09-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-10500		AMD A4-5300
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-10500 or AMD A4-5300 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i5-10500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500 was released in Q2/2020. The AMD A4-5300 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5300 was released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Core i 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD A4-5000 (5)
10	Generation	4
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i5-9500	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-11500	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-10500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.50 GHz). The AMD A4-5300 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz).
Intel Core i5-10500	Characteristic	AMD A4-5300
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.10 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
4.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i5-10500	Characteristic	AMD A4-5300
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7480D
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.72 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	4
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	2
192	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 7480D
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-10500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-5300 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-10500	Characteristic	AMD A4-5300
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-10500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD A4-5300 is 65 W.
Intel Core i5-10500	Characteristic	AMD A4-5300
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-10500 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD A4-5300 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-10500	Characteristic	AMD A4-5300
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1200	Socket	FM2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2020	Release date	Q3/2012
192 $	Release price	38 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10500 (100%)

AMD A4-5300 (38%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10500 (100%)

AMD A4-5300 (10%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1145 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	438 (38%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	5840 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	663 (11%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i5-10500 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz	184 (40%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	12725 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1347 (11%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz	3744 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	324 (9%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	49 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	380 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1082 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	8209 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1509 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	6489 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	467 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	3392 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	116 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	201 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1491 (100%)
	AMD A4-5300 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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