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Core i9-10920X vs Core i5-9500

Core i9-10920X vs Core i5-9500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X

3.5 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 365 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-9500 - 285 vs 279 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 24 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

  • Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - £185.0 vs £764.99
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 65 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10920X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

285

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£764.99

24%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W

Buy for £764.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

279

97.89473684210527%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£185

100%

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £185 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75497 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo
Core i9-10920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1675

100%

Multi-Core

11349

100%

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

87.64179104477611%

Multi-Core

4990

43.96863159749758%

Intel Core i9-10920X Logo

Intel Core i9-10920X

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Intel Core i5-9500 Logo

Intel Core i5-9500

Oct 19th, 2019
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Core i9 ExtremeCollectionCore i5
Cascade LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 2066SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads6
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

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