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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-9500T. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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Q2/2019
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Intel Core i5-9500T
Intel Core i5-9500T

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5-9500T? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

Intel Core i5-9500T has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 45% better clock speed

    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    524 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    355 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    90 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    304 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    361 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    351 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    432 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    439 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    831 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    105 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    199 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    401 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-8500T
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-10500T
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1050 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9500T and AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i5-9500T Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i5-9500T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Codename
    Pinnacle Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 9 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1600BBAEBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1600BBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1600BBM6IAE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i5-9500T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

147.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
155.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1094.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
811.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

894.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
978.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

4970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
3984.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3920.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4205.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

20754.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
16580.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

12277.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
9750.000000
Intel Core i5-9500T

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