Intel Core i5-9500 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can Core i5-9500 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

Core i5-9500 - 1080p - RTX 4080 Ti - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

The Core i5-9500 GPU ranks between the Core i5-9500F and Core i5-10400 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-9500F but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-10400 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i5-9500 leaves the Ryzen 5 3500X in the dust with a comfortable 0.8% lead in FPS. It even outperforms the beefier Ryzen 5 3600, giving gamers more bang for their buck. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-9500 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-8500 by a whopping 1%. Yet, the Core i5-9500 flexes its 6 cores effectively, outscoring the similarly-priced Ryzen 5 models by 0.8% and even surpassing the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 in gaming performance. Once again, the Core i5-8500 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Coffee Lake Refresh-based successor shows a ~1% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-8500 is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Coffee Lake-based GPUs lag compared to the new Coffee Lake Refresh lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-9500 snags the 71st spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i5-9500 may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-8500, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Ryzen 5 3500X in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i5-9500 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 6-cores and 6-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.