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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9500: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9500 separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 at 32 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9500 at 9 MB, 72% in favour of AMD Ryzen 5 5600. L2 Cache splits them by another 50%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 5 5600. They match on 10 other specifications, including market segment, socket status and performance cores.
Specs
| Specification | ![]() | ![]() |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Ryzen | Core i |
| Form Factor | Desktops, Boxed Processor | Desktop |
| Model Number | 5600 | 9500 |
| Codename | Vermeer | Coffee Lake |
| Release Year | 2022 | 2019 |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1151 |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | false |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | false |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 1.5 MB-50% |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 9 MB-72% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 3200 | 2666 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory Capacity | 128 | 128 |
| ECC Support | No | false |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 199 | 192 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Discontinued |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
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