AMD Ryzen 5 240 vs Intel Core i5-9500 Comparison
The AMD Ryzen 5 240 is a AMD laptop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Hawk Point architecture and released in 2025. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 4300 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 240 is designed for the FP8 socket. It includes integrated AMD Radeon 760M graphics.
The Intel Core i5-9500 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Coffee Lake architecture and released in 2019. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3000 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4400 MHz and 9 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-9500 is designed for the LGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 graphics.
Peformance:
AMD Ryzen 5 240 is better than 73% cpus with score 181 and Intel Core i5-9500 is better than 50% cpus with score 97
Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 240 | Intel Core i5-9500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Speed | 4.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Turbo | 5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Current Price | $282 | |
| Release Price | $192 | |
| Release Date | 2025 | 2019 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 760M | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 |
| Socket | FP8 | LGA1151 |
| L3 | 16 MB | 9 MB |
| Base TDP | 35 - 54 W | 65 W |
| Max TDP | ||
| Nm | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Unlocked | - | - |
| Official Site | amd.com | intel.com |
| AMD Ryzen 5 240 | Intel Core i5-9500 | |
| Performance Tier | Ryzen 5 | Core i5 |
| Class | Ryzen | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Hawk Point | Coffee Lake |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency Cores | - | - |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Bits | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| tjMax | 100°C | 100°C |
| PCI Generation | 4 | 3 |
| PCI Lanes | 20 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | |
| Product IDs | Tray 100-000001727 | Tray CM8068403362610Box BX80684I59500BXC80684I59500 (China) |
