AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-9500T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Core i5-9500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-9500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 43% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4154 vs 2169
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28561 vs 8202

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 Sep 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 9 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4154 vs 2169
PassMark - CPU mark	28561 vs 8202

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500T

3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 24% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8708 vs 6996

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8708 vs 6996

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4154

2169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28561

8202

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6996

8708

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-9500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	4154	2169
PassMark - CPU mark	28561	8202
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6996	8708
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2023
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7946
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7946

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	Intel Core i5-9500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Coffee Lake
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$192
OPN Tray	100-000000593
Place in performance rating	351	363
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Core i5
Processor Number		i5-9500T
Series		i5-9000
Performance
Base frequency	4.7 GHz	2.20 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Transistor count	6570 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.60 GHz
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	16
PCI Express revision	5.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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)