Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Core i5-9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10500 and Intel Core i5-9600 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2764 vs 2734
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12729 vs 10415
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 vs October 2018
L3 cache 12 MB vs 9 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2764 vs 2734
PassMark - CPU mark 12729 vs 10415

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600

  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 4.50 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2764
2734
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12729
10415
Name Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2764 2734
PassMark - CPU mark 12729 10415
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7146

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-9600

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $192 - $202 $224
Place in performance rating 871 720
Processor Number i5-10500
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 384 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 1536 KB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 12 MB 9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 12
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C

Peripherals

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

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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