Intel Core i5 9500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

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Intel Core i5 9500
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Single-Core Performance
44
56
Multi-Core Performance
16
24
Power Efficiency
42
67
Integrated Graphics
23
44
QucikComparison Final Score
32
46
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core i5 9500 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5 9500

  • + 6-core design
  • + DDR4 memory support
  • + LGA-1151 socket
  • + Coffee Lake architecture

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

  • + 6 cores / 12 threads with SMT
  • + DDR5 memory support
  • + FP7 socket
  • + Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) architecture

Pros & Cons

Intel Core i5 9500
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Limited single-core performance
  • Limited multi-threaded performance
  • Older generation architecture

"A entry-level Intel Core i5 9500 processor with strong single-core performance (44/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
  • Built-in integrated graphics
  • Modern DDR5 memory support
  • Limited multi-threaded performance

"A mid-range AMD Ryzen 5 6600U processor with strong single-core performance (56/100). Suited for basic computing tasks."

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Benchmarks

Blender
Blender CPU
Intel Core i5 9500
96.26
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U +26%
120.88
Cinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Intel Core i5 9500
67
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U +28%
86
Intel Core i5 9500 AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Cinebench 2024 (Multi) 321 532

Specifications

GeekBench v6
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 1505 1947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5423 7212
File compression 397.6 MB/sec 837.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 40.4 Klines/sec 52.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 116 pages/sec 169.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 167.9 Mpixels/sec 219.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 149.6 pages/sec 198.7 pages/sec
Background blur 36.4 images/sec 33.6 images/sec
Photo processing 54.6 images/sec 73.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.47 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Passmark CPU (Single-Core) 2567 3109
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) 9835 16956
Integer math 27.6 GOps/sec 61 GOps/sec
Floating point math 23.8 GOps/sec 33.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 35M Primes/sec 51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 16.9M Strings/sec 21.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 3.1 GBytes/sec 12.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 136.4 MBytes/sec 201.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 618 Frames/sec 819 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.1B Matrices/sec 13.4B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.9 PPW 19 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 83.4 PPW 257.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 151.3 PPW 605.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.48 PPW 4.32 PPW
General
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Vendor Intel Amd
Released 23-Apr-19 4-Jan-22
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Model number i5-9500
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Radeon 660M
Qualcomm Equivalent
CPU
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 2.9 GHz
E-Cores
E-Threads
Base Frequency (E)
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 6 12
Multiplier 30x 29x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Package
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Transistors
Fabrication Process 14 nm 6 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 15-28 W (configurable)
Socket LGA-1151 FP7
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
iGPU
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 AMD Radeon 660M
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 192 384
TMUs 24 24
ROPs 3 16
Execution Units 24 6
iGPU FLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory Support
Specification Intel Core i5 9500 ↗ AMD Ryzen 5 6600U ↗
Memory Types -2666 #NAME?
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

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