Ryzen 7 253 vs i5-9500F
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 253 outperforms Core i5-9500F by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1442 | 799 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.72 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 3.70 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (7 years ago) | 2 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $192 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253: 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | USB 4, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9500F and Ryzen 7 253.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.82 | 12.60 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 2 June 2026 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen 7 253 has a 116% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 33% more physical cores and 167% more threads, and a 71% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 7 253 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-9500F in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-9500F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 253 is a notebook one.
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