Ryzen 7 5800U vs Core i5-9500F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9500F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.48
Ryzen 7 5800U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.95
+84.4%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms i5-9500F by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1004617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.48no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cezanne-U (Zen 3)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads616
Base clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-9500F 6.48
Ryzen 7 5800U 11.95
+84.4%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Core i5-9500F by 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-9500F 10028
Ryzen 7 5800U 18484
+84.3%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Core i5-9500F by 84% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i5-9500F 1476
Ryzen 7 5800U 1679
+13.8%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Core i5-9500F by 14% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i5-9500F 5070
Ryzen 7 5800U 6599
+30.2%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Core i5-9500F by 30% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.48 11.95
Recency 23 April 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 6 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800U has a 84.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9500F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-9500F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5800U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 5800U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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