Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9500F can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9500F CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 77.16

Overall Rank:
1167th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
744th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
365th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $130.00 USD (2024-10-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10031

Single Thread Rating

2601

Samples: 71*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,195
Thread: 2,617

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	27,627 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,622 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	40 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,543 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,050 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	139,588 KBytes/Sec
Physics	682 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,201 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,601 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$110.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz		10,031

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz		77.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz		2,601
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2177344 - Aug 24 2024		10159
BL2101260 - May 15 2024		10047
BL2066185 - Mar 31 2024		7423
BL2037780 - Feb 29 2024		10471
BL2018105 - Feb 07 2024		8401

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz		10,031
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		10,682 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		9,375 (-6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9500F		9,259 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		10,670 (+6.4%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		9,802 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		10,434 (+4.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9500F		12,789 (+27.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-9500F		10,922 (+8.9%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		9,466 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i5-9500F		7,753 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i3-9350KF @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500F		7,549 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9500F		13,160 (+31.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,539
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz		2,166

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