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Intel Core i9-9990XE vs Intel Core i5-10500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i9-9990XE
Released
Q2/2020
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Intel Core i5-10500
Intel Core i5-10500

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9990XE or Intel Core i5-10500? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i5-10500 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    14 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% better overclocked clock speed

    5.10 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9990XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    278 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    517 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.25 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 255 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-10500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    205 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    211 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    404 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    464 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    77 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    658 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    433 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
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 i9 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-9500
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-11500
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
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.10 GHz left arrow 4.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 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 Q4/2017
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 i5-10500 and Intel Core i9-9990XE. 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 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i5-10500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    255 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    84 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i9-9990XE, 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Core i5-10500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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