Intel Core i5-9500 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 288V

Core i5-9500 vs Core Ultra 9 288V benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-9500 beats the Core Ultra 9 288V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 9 288V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 9 288V has slightly more cores than the Core i5-9500. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 288V has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i5-9500. It also has more threads than the Core i5-9500. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 9 288V has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-9500. Also, the Core Ultra 9 288V has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 288V has more L2 cache than the Core i5-9500. The Core Ultra 9 288V also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-9500 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.