Intel Core i5-9500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-9500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, RealBench, SuperPi, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Furmark, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or Intel Core i5-9500T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-9500T

52%

Ryzen 5 3550H

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-9500T

52%

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.0	91.4
Valorant	105.7	103.9
Cyberpunk 2077	59.2	58.2
Apex Legends	99.3	97.7
Call of Duty Warzone	79.3	77.9
Overwatch	85.6	84.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.9	71.7
DOOM Eternal	52.8	51.9
Warzone	82.4	81.0
Assassin's Creed	88.8	87.3
Valheim	87.7	86.2

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-9500T

96%

Ryzen 5 3550H

84%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i5-9500T is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3550H since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-9500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	155	141
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	811	742
Cinbench 20 Single-core	422	360
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1964	1660
Cinbench 23 Single-core	863	945
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4271	4442

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-9500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	2165	2129
Multi-Core	8167	8087

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-9500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Single-Core	1014	890
Multi-Core	4898	3362

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-9500T	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	February 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1151	FP5
Core name	Coffee Lake	Picasso
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	2.2 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	6	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		2MB
L3 cache	9 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-9500T is 4% better than Ryzen 5 3550H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-9500T has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3550H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-9500T is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is better: 8
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-9500T and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-9500T - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-9500T specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.