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Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i5-9500


Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i5-9500 gets 352.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 2 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
906ea
Core
Summit Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
April 2017
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
352.84k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
1600X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
4.45k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
18.43k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
5.84k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
12.63k (x0.73)
TOTAL
45.06k
41.34k (x0.92)

Multithread

1600X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
24.75k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
103.1k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
32.43k (x2.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
5.56k (x0.45)
TOTAL
124.3k
165.85k (x1.33)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
1600X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
29.17k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
25.49k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
5.84k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
13.15k (x0.83)
TOTAL
60.09k
73.65k (x1.23)

Multithread

1600X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
166.66k (x3.42)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
146.9k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
34.04k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
5.25k (x0.26)
TOTAL
173.2k
352.84k (x2.04)

Performance/W
1600X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
2564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
2260 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
524 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
5428 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
6629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
5793 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1327 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 points/GHz
16739 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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