Intel Core i5-9500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i5-9500 is a 6 core processor. It can handle 6 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i5-9500 is based on the 9. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151-2. The Intel Core i5-9500 scores 1,168 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 4,736 points.
Intel Core i5-9500

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-9500 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-9500.

Name: Intel Core i5-9500
Family: Intel Core i5 (328)
CPU group: Intel Core i 9000 (34)
Architecture: Coffee Lake S Refresh
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 9
Predecessor: Intel Core i5-8500
Successor: Intel Core i5-10500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 6 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-9500 clock with 3.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 6 / 6
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 6x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): 4.00 GHz

Internal Graphics

With the Intel UHD Graphics 630, the Intel Core i5-9500 has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Compute units: 24
Shader: 192
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q4/2017
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-9500 supports up to 128 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
42.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 128 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-9500 has a TDP of 65 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9500 has a 9.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151-2
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 9.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 260 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-9500 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1171
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1169
AMD Ryzen 7 4980U AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1169
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
1168
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1168
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1168

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 i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4750
Intel Core i3-9350KF Intel Core i3-9350KF
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4750
Intel Core i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4744
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4736
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
4736
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
4725
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
4722

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 i7-9700E Intel Core i7-9700E
8C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1431
Intel Xeon W-2175 Intel Xeon W-2175
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
1428
Samsung Exynos 2200 Samsung Exynos 2200
8C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1428
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1427
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1427
Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor G2
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
1426
Intel Core i3-8350K Intel Core i3-8350K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1426

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 i5-1145G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5466
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
5460
Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
5432
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
5424
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
5422
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
5406

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 i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.10 GHz
422
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE AMD Athlon Silver Pro 3125GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150G
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422
AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422

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 i7-7740X Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
9846
Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
12C 24T @ 2.20 GHz
9834
Intel Core i5-1140G7 Intel Core i5-1140G7
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9825
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
9791
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
9791
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
9770
Intel Xeon E-2274G Intel Xeon E-2274G
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
9727

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 Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
2703
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.10 GHz
2697
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2696
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2692
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
2688
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2674
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
6C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
2654

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 i7-7800X Intel Core i7-7800X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
184
Intel Core i5-8600K Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz
183
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
183
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
182
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
182
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
182
Intel Core i5-10600T Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
182

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 i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
1023
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 2.40 GHz
1020
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1019
Intel Core i5-9500 Intel Core i5-9500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1016
Intel Core i5-9500F Intel Core i5-9500F
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1016
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1014
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
1014

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