AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i7-9700F

Last updated: 2024-03-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 8500G		Intel Core i7-9700F
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 8500G or Intel Core i7-9700F - 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 AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Core i7-9700F has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700F was released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 (84)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 8000G (12)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000 (34)
6	Generation	9
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-10700F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-9700F has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-9700F is at 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-9700F
6	Cores	8
12	Threads	8
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
4.10 GHz (5.00 GHz) 2x Zen 4	A-Core	3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) 4x Zen 4c	B-Core	--
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.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-9700F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G or Intel Core i7-9700F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	--
2.80 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
10	GPU Generation	--
4 nm	Technology
4	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-9700F supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-9700F
DDR5-5200	Memory	DDR4-2666
256 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
14	PCIe lanes	16
27.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is 65 W, while the Intel Core i7-9700F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-9700F
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 8500G is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-9700F is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-9700F
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM5 (LGA 1718)	Socket	LGA 1151-2
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024	Release date	Q2/2019
179 $	Release price	520 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

Intel Core i7-9700F (62%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G (100%)

Intel Core i7-9700F (67%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	101 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	68 (67%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	742 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	467 (63%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	1965 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1218 (62%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	8768 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	6714 (77%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	2686 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1570 (58%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	11063 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	7202 (65%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	21862 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	13350 (61%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1181 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	8540 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	465 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3644 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.80 GHz	1434 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	525 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3848 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	209 (100%)

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 8500G 6C 12T @ 4.45 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1491 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G	Intel Core i7-9700F
Unknown	HP Pavilion 595-p0510ng Desktop PC HP Pavilion TP01-0012ng Desktop PC GameMachines Trinity Gaming PC - Intel i7-9700F HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0532ng Desktop PC

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