Intel Core i5-9500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

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Intel Core i5-9500T CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
Intel Core i5-9500T AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-9500T or AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D - 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 i5-9500T has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9500T was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)
9 Generation 4
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-8500T Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-10500T Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9500T has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9500T is 2.20 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is at 3.00 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-9500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6 Cores 6
6 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 i5-9500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-9500T or AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D 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 --
1.05 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 i5-9500T can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-9500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
9.00 MB L3 Cache 96.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-9500T is 35 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-9500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9500T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 99.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-9500T Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1151-2 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2024
220 $ Release price 199 $
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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.
Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified
1310 (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.
Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
10084 (100%)

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
978 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
3724 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
1189 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
4429 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
@ 0.00 GHzNot verified
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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
8186 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 2.20 GHz
2211 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.00 GHzNot verified
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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
155 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHzNot verified
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 i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
811 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9500T AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
HP ProDesk i5-9500T Unknown

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