Core i5-9500F vs Ryzen 3 3300U
Aggregated performance score
Core i5-9500F outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 75% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1383 | 959 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | no data | 24.41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2020) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $192 |
| Current price | $634 | $115 (0.6x MSRP) |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed Specifications
Ryzen 3 3300U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3300U 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Core i5-9500F outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 75% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i5-9500F outperforms Ryzen 3 3300U by 75% in Passmark.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 3.71 | 6.48 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 23 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Core i5-9500F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3300U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 3300U is a notebook processor while Core i5-9500F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3300U and Core i5-9500F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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