Intel Core i5 9500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i5 9500

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9500 with 6 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 9MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500

1128

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +15%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

5952

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +687%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500 +2%

1501

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

5451

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +123%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500

1136

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +15%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

4567

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +389%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9500

2574

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +3%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9500

9723

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +547%

62989

Intel Core i5 9500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-9500

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

6

Performance Core Threads

64

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

6

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1100 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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