Intel Core i5 9500 6-core LGA 1151
Six Coffee Lake Refresh cores with a 4.4GHz boost clock deliver reliable single-thread performance and a 65W TDP that simplifies cooling with the included boxed cooler. Its integrated UHD Graphics 630 and support for Intel Optane Memory provide a capable foundation for a basic system without a discrete GPU. This processor suits office productivity users and home theater PC builders who need a stable, low-power chip on the LGA 1151 platform.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong single thread (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong efficiency (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i5 |
| Model | 9500 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake Refresh |
| Class | desktop |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 6 |
| Threads | 6 |
| Base Clock | 3000 |
| Boost Clock | 4400 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 1.5 |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 9841 |
| PassMark Single | 2564 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i5 9500 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | HP Xeon 6526Y | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8 | 64 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Threads | 6 | 16 | 128 | 32 | 48 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4400 | 5200 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 9 | 96 | 256 | 37 | 128 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 360 | 195 | 200 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 | - |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | No | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 9500 | 63 | 70.1 | 62.3 | 69.8 | 59.6 | 84.3 | 69.3 | 73 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.6 | 98.6 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 96.4 | 23.4 | 95 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.4 | 96.7 | 89.5 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.8 |
| HP Xeon 6526Y Compare | 92 | 77.4 | 90.8 | 79.3 | 89.8 | 0 | 2.7 | 80.5 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.4 | 84.5 | 85 | 93.8 | 36.2 | 5.3 | 80.4 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.8 | 20.7 | 17.4 | 66.6 | 97 | 0 | 6.4 | 98.3 |
Usage Scores
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