Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE 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.

Intel Core i5-9500F

AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2569 vs 1809
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9930 vs 4062

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
L3 cache	9 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569 vs 1809
PassMark - CPU mark	9930 vs 4062

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2569

1809

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9930

4062

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569	1809
PassMark - CPU mark	9930	4062
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2100GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1428	1418
Processor Number	i5-9500F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 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)