Intel
Intel Core i5-9500
Intel's 9th-generation Coffee Lake Refresh mid-range desktop processor for LGA1151: six cores and six threads at 3.0 GHz base and up to 4.4 GHz boost, 9 MB cache, UHD Graphics 630 and a 65 W base TDP, launched in Q2 2019.
Pros
- Six cores at up to 4.4 GHz
- 9 MB Intel Smart Cache
- Integrated UHD Graphics 630
- 65 W base TDP
Cons
- No Hyper-Threading, so six threads only
- Locked multiplier, no overclocking
- DDR4-2666 memory and PCIe 3.0 with 16 CPU lanes
- Requires an LGA1151 (300-series) motherboard
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core i5-9500
General
- Announced
- 2019
- Socket
- LGA1151
- Process
- 14 nm
- Base TDP
- 65 W
- Unlocked multiplier
- No
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 6
- Base clock
- 3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.4 GHz
- L3 cache
- 9 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- iGPU clock
- 1,100 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- DDR4-2666
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory channels
- 2
Platform
- PCIe version
- 3
- CPU PCIe lanes
- 16
Benchmarks
- PassMark
- 9,842Bottom 17%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 2,565Bottom 22%
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i5-9500 good in 2026?
The Intel Core i5-9500 earns an Inno Score of 30.3/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Intel's 9th-generation Coffee Lake Refresh mid-range desktop processor for LGA1151: six cores and six threads at 3.0 GHz base and up to 4.4 GHz boost, 9 MB cache, UHD Graphics 630 and a 65 W base TDP, launched in Q2 2019.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core i5-9500?
Cores: 6 · Threads: 6 · Boost clock: 4.4 GHz · Socket: LGA1151
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core i5-9500?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i5-8600, Intel Core i7-7700K, Intel Core i3-10105F — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
