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Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i5-9500F
Intel Core i5-9500F
Released
Q1/2017
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9500F or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-9500F has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    374 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9500F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    206 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    310 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    445 place
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    607 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    423 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    415 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    627 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    658 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    40 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    172 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    280 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    81 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    268 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    575 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8500 left arrow --
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
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9500F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 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.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9500F and Intel Core i5-9500F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 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 Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 5 1500X.

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
182
Intel Core i5-9500F
151
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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
1016
Intel Core i5-9500F
712
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4944
Intel Core i5-9500F
4029
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
21436
Intel Core i5-9500F
13479
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
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
12449
Intel Core i5-9500F
9442
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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