Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-9500F

AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2569 vs 1409
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9930 vs 1408

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs May 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569 vs 1409
PassMark - CPU mark	9930 vs 1408

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2569

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9930

1408

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	9930	1408
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Callisto
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1428	1427
Processor Number	i5-9500F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
Transistor count		758 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	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)
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)