i5-9500F vs Ultra 7 155H
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 155H outperforms Core i5-9500F by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 448 | 1119 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.05 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Meteor Lake-H | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 52.96 | 9.07 |
| Architecture codename | Meteor Lake-H (2023) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $503 | $192 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 2 | no data |
| Threads | 22 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA2049 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Arc™ graphics | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2.25 GHz | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | - |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | - |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Core i5-9500F.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 16 |
| PCI support | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.61 | 6.20 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 23 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 22 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ultra 7 155H has a 151.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 266.7% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9500F in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Ultra 7 155H is a notebook processor while Core i5-9500F is a desktop one.
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