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Ryzen 7 1800X vs Core i5-9500


Description
The 1800X is based on Zen architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1800X gets a score of 410.5 k points while the i5-9500 gets 352.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 1800X is 1.2 times faster than the i5-9500. 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
8/16
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x64+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
March 2017
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
61.07k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
410.47k 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
1800X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.14k
4.45k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
19.07k
18.43k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.77k
5.84k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.28k
12.63k (x0.69)
TOTAL
47.26k
41.34k (x0.87)

Multithread

1800X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
34.48k
24.75k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
169.65k
103.1k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.68k
32.43k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.2k
5.56k (x0.68)
TOTAL
276.01k
165.85k (x0.6)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
1800X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.11k
16.14k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
23.46k
24.18k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.64k
5.87k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.52k
12.5k (x0.71)
TOTAL
61.72k
58.69k (x0.95)

Multithread

1800X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
119.5k
92.21k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
198.79k
137.92k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
59.75k
33.12k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.58k
5.56k (x0.48)
TOTAL
389.62k
268.8k (x0.69)

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
1800X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.02k
29.17k (x1.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.26k
25.49k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.53k
5.84k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.26k
13.15k (x0.81)
TOTAL
61.07k
73.65k (x1.21)

Multithread

1800X

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
122.92k
166.66k (x1.36)
Test#2 (FP)
220.32k
146.9k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
59.78k
34.04k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.44k
5.25k (x0.71)
TOTAL
410.47k
352.84k (x0.86)

Performance/W
1800X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
1294 points/W
2564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2319 points/W
2260 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
629 points/W
524 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
78 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
4321 points/W
5428 points/W

Performance/GHz
1800X
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
3756 points/GHz
6629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6065 points/GHz
5793 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1382 points/GHz
1327 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4065 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
TOTAL
15267 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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