Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

  • 294912x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
L3 cache 9 MB vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 18 more threads: 24 vs 6
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2661 vs 2614
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22582 vs 10086
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2019 vs 23 Apr 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 6
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2661 vs 2614
PassMark - CPU mark 22582 vs 10086

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2614
2661
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10086
22582
Name Intel Core i5-9500F AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2614 2661
PassMark - CPU mark 10086 22582
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0 6052
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-9500F AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen 2
Launch date 23 Apr 2019 December 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $192-202
Place in performance rating 1310 902
Processor Number i5-9500F
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 4.2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 384 KB 96K (per core)
L2 cache 1.5 MB 512K (per core)
L3 cache 9 MB 32MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.40 GHz 5 GHz
Number of cores 6 12
Number of threads 6 24
64 bit support
Transistor count 19,200 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 DDR4

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 105 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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

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