AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i3-9350KF

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i3-9350KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Core i3-9350KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3060 vs 2668
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19451 vs 7549

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3060 vs 2668
PassMark - CPU mark	19451 vs 7549

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9350KF

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C

Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9350KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3060

2668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19451

7549

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i3-9350KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	3060	2668
PassMark - CPU mark	19451	7549
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i3-9350KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q1'19
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	780	787
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i3-9350KF
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	10700 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	91 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)