Intel Core i5-9500E vs Intel Pentium E5500

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9500E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E5500
Intel Core i5-9500E Intel Pentium E5500

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-9500E or Intel Pentium E5500 - 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 i5-9500E has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500E was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E5500 was released in Q2/2010.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
9 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9500E has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9500E is 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5500 is at 2.80 GHz.

Intel Core i5-9500E Characteristic Intel Pentium E5500
6 Cores 2
6 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.00 GHz Frequency 2.80 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i5-9500E Characteristic Intel Pentium E5500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-9500E or Intel Pentium E5500 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 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 / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-9500E can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Pentium E5500 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-9500E Characteristic Intel Pentium E5500
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
9.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-9500E is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium E5500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-9500E Characteristic Intel Pentium E5500
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9500E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium E5500 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-9500E Characteristic Intel Pentium E5500
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1151-2 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2010
260 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500E (100%)
Intel Pentium E5500 (36%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500E (100%)
Intel Pentium E5500 (16%)

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 i5-9500E Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 4.20 GHz
1093 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
396 (36%)

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 i5-9500E Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
4280 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
686 (16%)

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 i5-9500E Intel Core i5-9500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-9500E Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1009 (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.
Intel Core i5-9500E Intel Core i5-9500E
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium E5500 Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
452 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9500E Intel Pentium E5500
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