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

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Core i5-9500F
Intel Core i5-9500F

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i5-9500F? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2017.

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

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    460 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    236 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    340 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    422 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    590 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    507 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    93 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    102 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    173 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    161 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    143 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    426 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    374 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

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

Specifications

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

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-8500
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
    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 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 Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and Intel Core i5-9500F to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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

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
151
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
182
Intel Core i5-9500F
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
1126
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1016
Intel Core i5-9500F
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
4029
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4944
Intel Core i5-9500F
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
21366
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
21436
Intel Core i5-9500F
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
13207
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
12449
Intel Core i5-9500F

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