Intel Core i5-9500
Intel Core i5-9500: 9th‑gen Coffee Lake Refresh 6C/6T 3.0–4.4 GHz LGA1151 with UHD 630; a mainstream 1080p/office CPU for 300‑series boards, now discontinued.
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Product overview
Released in Q2 2019 (announced April 23, 2019), the Core i5-9500 is a 9th‑gen Intel “Coffee Lake Refresh” desktop CPU for LGA1151. It offers 6 cores and 6 threads at 3.0 GHz base and up to 4.4 GHz Turbo within a 65 W TDP, supports DDR4‑2666, and includes Intel UHD Graphics 630.
Positioned as a mainstream Core i5, it’s a straightforward six‑core option for 300‑series motherboards when you don’t need Hyper‑Threading or K‑series overclocking. It’s well‑suited to 1080p gaming, office/productivity, and budget builds, with the iGPU handy for basic display/output or troubleshooting. Intel now lists the i5‑9500 as discontinued.
- 1080p gaming
- office/productivity
- budget builds
Product highlights
- 6 Cores /6 Threads
- Up to 4.4 GHz
- Compatible with Intel 300 Series chipset based motherboards
- Bios update may be required for motherboard compatibility
- Supports Intel Optane Memory
Specifications
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 6
- Base clock
- 3 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 4.4 GHZ
- TDP
- 65 W
- Cache
- 9 MB
- Bus Speed
- 8 GT/s
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Hyper Threading
- No
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1151
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 2666 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 9
