Intel Core i5-9500F vs Intel Core i7-8670

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and Intel Core i7-8670 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, 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).

Intel Core i5-9500F

Intel Core i7-8670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.1 GHz

Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs January 2018
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.1 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8670

Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 9 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8670

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	Intel Core i7-8670
PassMark - Single thread mark	2569
PassMark - CPU mark	9930
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2279

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	Intel Core i7-8670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1433	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	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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
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)