Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i5-9500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12300 and Intel Core i5-9500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3620 vs 2165
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14540 vs 8217
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 5 MB vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache 12 MB vs 9 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3620 vs 2165
PassMark - CPU mark 14540 vs 8217

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12300
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3620
2165
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14540
8217
Name Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i5-9500T
PassMark - Single thread mark 3620 2165
PassMark - CPU mark 14540 8217
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8708

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i5-9500T

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date Jan 2022 23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $157 $192
Place in performance rating 386 369
Processor Number i3-12300 i5-9500T
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors i5-9000
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family Core i5

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 320 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 5 MB 1.5 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 9 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 6
Base frequency 2.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR4-2666
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x4692 0x3E92
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.45 GHz 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.60 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)