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Core i5-9500F

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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.00 GHz, 65 W.
Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 91.6% (140th of 1456)

Based on 522 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000906ED Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9500F CPU @ 3.00GHz
Poor: 80%Average: 91.6% Great: 98%
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i5-9500F averaged just 8.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i5-9500F near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Quad Core Speed 505Pts
Avg. Memory Latency 89.9Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i5-9500F is just 17.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i5-9500F performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 725Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 716Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 522 samples)
Rank 14091.6%
Min Avg Max
79.6 Memory 89.9 96.5
110 1-Core 131 141
223 2-Core 260 282
89.2% 161 Pts
Min Avg Max
429 4-Core 505 544
523 8-Core 716 796
76.7% 610 Pts
Min Avg Max
554 64-Core 725 795
44.9% 725 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 694
75% 598 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 722
76% 609 Pts
64-Core 711
44% 711 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 703
75% 598 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 253
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 622
70% 548 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 252
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 674
74% 584 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
86% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 239
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 648
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 78
1-Core 126
2-Core 254
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 649
73% 572 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 247
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 517
65% 494 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
76.4% Very good
Memory 73.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 645
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,137,923 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $180

CPU
Core i5-9500FIntelBench 92%, 522 samples1x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples594x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples546x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples468x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples560x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples360x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $51Bench 275%, 495,311 samples316x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $105Bench 89%, 144,399 samples292x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples281x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples220x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $588

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i5-9500F Processor
Launch DateQ2'19
Processor Numberi5-9500F
# of Cores6
# of Threads6
Cache9 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography14 nm
Clock Speed3.00 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency4.40 GHz
Bus Speed8 GT/s DMI3
Scalability1S Only
Max TDP65 W
Thermal Solution SpecificationPCG 2015C (65W)

Memory

Max Memory Size128 GB
Memory TypesDDR4-2666
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express ConfigurationsUp to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes
Secure KeyYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NIYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)No

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1151

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
OS GuardYes
Trusted Execution TechNo

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