AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i3-9100T

Ryzen 5 1500X vs Core i3-9100T specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 1500X is faster than the Core i3-9100T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-9100T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 5 1500X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1500X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-9100T. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The Core i3-9100T outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 1500X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 1500X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.