AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i7-9700

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i7-9700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Intel Core i7-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 2772
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19396 vs 13290
Around 7% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5430 vs 5093

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 2772
PassMark - CPU mark	19396 vs 13290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5430 vs 5093

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 90 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 90 °C
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

2772

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19396

13290

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5430

5093

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	2772
PassMark - CPU mark	19396	13290
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5430	5093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	Intel Core i7-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	777	770
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$323, $335
Processor Number		i7-9700
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	8
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	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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)