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: 77.98

Overall Rank: 1033

Last Price Change: $137.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

10683

Single Thread Rating: 2742
Samples: 4587*
*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	29,440 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,050 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	44 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,548 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,246 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	149,717 KBytes/Sec
Physics	748 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,964 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,742 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,372
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,461
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,683

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.38
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		125.37
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		77.98
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.88
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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,742
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2094633 - May 06 2024		10417
BL2094604 - May 06 2024		10355
BL2094470 - May 05 2024		7011
BL5063437 - May 05 2024		8751
BL5063436 - May 05 2024		9315

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 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,683
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,380 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,794 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,706 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,199 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,950 (-6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,280 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,231 (-13.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9600K		8,731 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,177 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,817 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,468 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,070 (+22.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,775
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,265
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,153
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,518
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,333

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