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Core i5-9500 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the 3500U gets 141 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 2.5 times faster than the 3500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
810f81
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k points
140.97k 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
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.45k
3.24k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
18.43k
13.16k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
4.41k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.63k
3.32k (x0.26)
TOTAL
41.34k
24.12k (x0.58)

Multithread

i5-9500

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
24.75k
12.95k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
103.1k
57.84k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.43k
21.05k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
3.51k (x0.63)
TOTAL
165.85k
95.36k (x0.57)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.06k
11.98k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
23.19k
15.85k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.1k
4.53k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.79k
3.29k (x0.26)
TOTAL
58.14k
35.65k (x0.61)

Multithread

i5-9500

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
90.44k
48.28k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
131.23k
74.19k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
23.29k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.59k
3.47k (x0.62)
TOTAL
261.11k
149.23k (x0.57)

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
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
11.1k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
24.18k
18.97k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
3.9k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.5k
3.39k (x0.27)
TOTAL
58.69k
37.37k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-9500

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
92.21k
45.74k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
137.92k
75.47k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.12k
21.89k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
3.49k (x0.63)
TOTAL
268.8k
146.6k (x0.55)

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
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
10.88k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
18.09k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
4.29k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
3.36k (x0.26)
TOTAL
73.65k
36.64k (x0.5)

Multithread

i5-9500

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
42.44k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
73.82k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
20.76k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
3.96k (x0.75)
TOTAL
352.84k
140.97k (x0.4)

Performance/W
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
2829 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
4921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
1384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
264 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
9398 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9500
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
2942 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
4890 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
1161 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
909 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 points/GHz
9901 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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