Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9500 CPU @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core i5-9500 CPU @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 75.98

Overall Rank:
1756th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1253rd fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
511th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.57 USD (2026-09-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9845

Single Thread Rating

2566

Samples: 2644*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,038
Thread: 2,564

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	27,611 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	23,847 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	36 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,869 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,147 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	136,164 KBytes/Sec
Physics	620 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,118 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,566 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$129.57 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP EliteDesk 800 G5 SFF Business Desktop, Intel i5-9500 6-Core Processor, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11, Wi-Fi 6, Dual 4K Display Support, Secure & Reliable Mini Tower PC	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G5 SFF Business Desktop, Intel i5-9500 6-Core Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, Windows 11, Wi-Fi 6, Dual 4K Display Support, Secure & Reliable Mini Tower PC	$479.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G5 SFF Business Desktop, Intel i5-9500 6-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, Windows 11, Wi-Fi 6, Dual 4K Display Support, Secure & Reliable Mini Tower PC	$539.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 600 G5 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 9th Gen i5-9500 3 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB SSD - Small Form Factor	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 7070 SFF i5-9500 3.0GHZ 64GB 512GB SSD Windows 11 Pro	$720.25 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,288
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz		9,845

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.19
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz		75.98
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz		2,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3761157 - Oct 05 2026		9913
BL3761081 - Oct 05 2026		10177
BL3760983 - Oct 05 2026		10223
BL3760579 - Oct 05 2026		10835
BL3758241 - Oct 04 2026		10200

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz		9,845
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		9,462 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500T @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		7,734 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		10,642 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		9,351 (-5.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9500		9,153 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		8,029 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400T @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		7,391 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i3-10105F @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		8,860 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i3-10105 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		8,282 (-15.9%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		14,244 (+44.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9500		13,162 (+33.7%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9500		13,160 (+33.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz		1,433

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