Intel Core i9 10900X vs Intel Core i5 9500F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 9500F with 6 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 10900X 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 9MB)
Intel Core i5 9500F 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
+5%
1566
Intel Core i5 9500F
1481
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
+63%
9308
Intel Core i5 9500F
5695
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
1133
Intel Core i5 9500F
+2%
1156
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
+105%
10786
Intel Core i5 9500F
5243
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
+1%
2664
Intel Core i5 9500F
2622
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900X
+120%
22469
Intel Core i5 9500F
10199
General Parameters
Oct 2019
Release Date
Apr 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Cascade Lake
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
i9-10900X
Processor Number
i5-9500F
LGA-2066
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
65 W
94 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
6
20
Performance Core Threads
6
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
10
Total Core Count
6
20
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
93.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
48
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
