Intel Core i5-9500TE 9th Gen Embedded Processor, 6-Core, LGA1151
The Intel Core i5-9500TE is a low power embedded processor with six cores and six threads, built on Intel's 9th generation Core architecture, codenamed Coffee Lake Refresh. It runs at a base frequency of 2.20 GHz and reaches 3.60 GHz under Turbo Boost, backed by 9 MB of Intel Smart Cache within a 35 W thermal envelope. It installs in an FCLGA1151 socket on Intel 300 series boards and supports dual channel DDR4 at up to 2666 MT/s. As an embedded SKU it is offered on Intel's extended availability terms, which is what makes it suitable for designs that have to stay buildable for years.
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Compatibility and integration considerations
The FCLGA1151 socket is shared with the 6th and 7th generation parts, but this processor needs an Intel 300 series chipset and will not boot on a 100 or 200 series board despite fitting the socket, so verify the chipset rather than the socket when ordering against an existing platform. Boards that shipped before this generation launched may need a BIOS update before they will post. The 35 W envelope puts six cores into a chassis that could not take the 65 W i5-9500E, but the base clock drops from 3.00 GHz to 2.20 GHz and turbo from 4.20 GHz to 3.60 GHz, so size sustained performance on the base figure rather than the headline. Memory runs in dual channel DDR4 at up to 2666 MT/s with a 128 GB ceiling. ECC is not supported. There is no Hyper-Threading. Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 requires display outputs on the board.
Typical use cases
This processor suits fanless industrial systems, medical equipment and edge controllers that were sized around a 35 W budget and need six physical cores. It is the part to reach for when a design was validated on the i5-9500E but the enclosure cannot carry 65 W of heat.