Intel Core i7 9800X vs Intel Core i5 9500F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz 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 i7 9800X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (17MB vs 9MB)
Intel Core i5 9500F 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
1314
Intel Core i5 9500F
+12%
1481
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
+40%
7991
Intel Core i5 9500F
5695
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
+5%
1225
Intel Core i5 9500F
1156
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
+84%
9648
Intel Core i5 9500F
5243
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
2573
Intel Core i5 9500F
+1%
2622
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 9800X
+77%
18121
Intel Core i5 9500F
10199
General Parameters
Oct 2018
Release Date
Apr 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
i7-9800X
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
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
6
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
17 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
79.47 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
44
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
