Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel Core i5-9600K CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 79.04

Overall Rank:
1075th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
586th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
340th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $135.00 USD (2024-07-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10671

Single Thread Rating

2740

Samples: 4699*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,583
Thread: 2,680

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	29,401 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,010 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	44 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,500 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,248 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	149,513 KBytes/Sec
Physics	748 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,933 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,740 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,671

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		79.04
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,740
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2145433 - Jul 15 2024		10598
BL2145421 - Jul 15 2024		10899
BL2145241 - Jul 14 2024		9919
BL2144414 - Jul 13 2024		11087
BL2144190 - Jul 13 2024		10036

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,671
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,369 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,791 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,697 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,201 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,953 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,232 (-13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,177 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,798 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,469 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,062 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,648 (+18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,283 (+15.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,332

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