Intel Core i5-9500 vs UNISOC T618

Last updated: 2023-04-06

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9500		UNISOC T618
CPU comparison Intel Core i5-9500 or UNISOC T618 - 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 Intel Core i5-9500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500 was released in Q2/2019. The UNISOC T618 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The UNISOC T618 was released in Q3/2019.

Intel Core i5 (331)	Family	UNISOC 4G (10)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	UNISOC 4G 12nm (8)
9	Generation	0
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	--
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i5-8500	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i5-10500	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i5-9500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The UNISOC T618 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.
Intel Core i5-9500	Characteristic	UNISOC T618
6	Cores	8
6	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)	A-Core	2.00 GHz 2x Cortex-A75
--	B-Core	2.00 GHz 6x Cortex-A55
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.
Intel Core i5-9500	Characteristic	UNISOC T618
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	ARM Mali-G52 MP2
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.85 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	Bifrost 2
14 nm	Technology	16 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	2
192	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	12

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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	ARM Mali-G52 MP2
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-9500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The UNISOC T618 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i5-9500	Characteristic	UNISOC T618
DDR4-2666	Memory	LPDDR4X-1866, LPDDR4-1866, LPDDR3-933
128 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	--
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
9.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-9500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the UNISOC T618 is --.
Intel Core i5-9500	Characteristic	UNISOC T618
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	--
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i5-9500 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the UNISOC T618 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-9500	Characteristic	UNISOC T618
14 nm	Technology	12 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	--
LGA 1151-2	Socket	--
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android
Q2/2019	Release date	Q3/2019
260 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500 (100%)

UNISOC T618 (33%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500 (100%)

UNISOC T618 (29%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1168 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	385 (33%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	4736 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1418 (30%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	1427 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	464 (33%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	5424 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1513 (28%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.85 GHz	54 (13%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	9791 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz	2692 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz	182 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i5-9500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1016 (100%)
	UNISOC T618 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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