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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i5-9500 gaming benchmark

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i5-9500

Processor comparisons   18-02-2022
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Core i5-9500 and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as 3DMark, SuperPi, RealBench, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, VeraCrypt, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Blender, MATLAB, Furmark, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, PassMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • Fallout 76
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Halo Infinite
  • Overwatch
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Fortnite
  • Death Stranding
  • Valorant
  • Apex Legends
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Last Man Standing
  • Valheim
  • Borderlands 3
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Cyberpunk 2077

   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-9500 or AMD Ryzen 5 2500X.


 
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Intel Core i5-9500

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Ryzen 5 2500X52% Core i5-950053%
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-9500 is 1% better than Ryzen 5 2500X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Ryzen 5 2500X52% Core i5-950053%
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite92.393.9
Valorant104.9106.8
Cyberpunk 207758.759.8
Apex Legends98.6100.4
Call of Duty Warzone78.780.1
Overwatch85.086.5
Red Dead Redemption 272.473.7
DOOM Eternal52.553.4
Warzone81.883.3
Assassin's Creed88.189.7
Valheim87.188.6
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Ryzen 5 2500X56% Core i5-950066%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-9500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2500X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i5-9500
Cinbench 15 Single-core148182
Cinbench 15 Multi-core7541016
Cinbench 20 Single-core377522
Cinbench 20 Multi-core16201861
Cinbench 23 Single-core10281338
Cinbench 23 Multi-core47385892

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i5-9500
Single-Core23122578
Multi-Core95409895

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i5-9500
Single-Core10921289
Multi-Core42315830

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Intel Core i5-9500
Announcement dateSeptember 10, 2018July 07, 2019
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Core namePinnacle RidgeCoffee Lake
ArchitectureZenx86
Generation29
Turbo Frequency4 MHz4.4 MHz
Frequency3.6 MHz3 MHz
Cores46
Threads86
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography12 nm14 nm
Transistors count3600 millions3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)65 W65 W
Memory typeDDR4DDR4-2666
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency2933
Memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s
L1 cache384KB
L2 cache2MB
L3 cache8MB9 MB
OverclockingYesNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberYD250XBBM4KAF
Expansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2500X is 16% better than Core i5-9500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9500 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2500X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2500X is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9500 is better: 29
   However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Core i5-9500 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-9500 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


AMD Ryzen 5 2500X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Core i5-7500


Intel Core i5-9500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-9600T
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i7-8569U
• Vs Core i7-10710U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i7-8700T
• Vs Core i7-9700TE
• Vs Core i5-8600
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-8850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Core i9-8950HK
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1068NG7
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-8500B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
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