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Core i5-9500
6 cores · 6 threads · up to 4.4 GHz on FCLGA1151.
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Cores
6
Threads
6
Boost
4.4 GHz
L3 cache
9 MB
TDP
65W
Socket
FCLGA1151
Performance breakdown
Gaming6
Productivity6
Single-core6
Multi-core25
Power efficiency5
Lab scores
Performance score6
Cores6
Threads6
Boost clock (GHz)4.4 GHz
Estimated gaming FPS
Paired with a high-end GPU. CPU impact is largest at 1080p.
1080p13 fps
1440p11 fps
4K7 fps
Full specifications
Processor & cores
- Architecture
- Coffee Lake
- Process node
- 14 nm
- Socket
- FCLGA1151
- Release year
- 2019
- Total cores
- 6
- Threads
- 6
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
Clocks & cache
- Base clock
- 3.0 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.4 GHz
- Multiplier
- 30
- L1 cache
- 384 KB
- L2 cache
- 1.5 MB
- L3 cache
- 9 MB
Memory & platform
- Memory support
- DDR4-2666
- Max capacity
- 128 GB
- Channels
- 2
- Max bandwidth
- 42.671 GB/s
- Base power (TDP)
- 65W
- Max temperature
- 100°C
- PCIe
- PCIe 3.0
- Launch price
- $192
Technologies
- Instruction sets
- SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
- Extensions
- AES-NI, AVX, VT-x, VT-d, TXT, TSX
Community Feedback
What Owners Say
Owners like it for reliable everyday work without hiccups. The main complaint is it feels outdated for anything beyond basic tasks.
Pros
- Good for everyday office work
- Handles light gaming without fuss
- Runs cool on stock cooling
- Plenty fast for web browsing
Cons
- Locked down, no overclocking at all
- Only six threads, not twelve
- Old socket, no upgrade path
Verdict
Our verdict on the Core i5-9500
A six-core Coffee Lake chip that does its job quietly without any overclocking headroom or hyper-threading.
Get it if you need a cheap, reliable office chip for basic tasks and already have an LGA1151 board. Skip it if you do any gaming or heavy multitasking, as even a modern i3 will run circles around it.
Buy it if…
- You need a reliable office PC that handles spreadsheets and web apps all day.
- You're building a simple home server that sips power and runs Linux well.
- You want an affordable upgrade for an older LGA1151 motherboard.
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