Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 104.33

Overall Rank:
1173rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
648th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
376th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.00 USD (2024-11-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10433

Single Thread Rating

2738

Samples: 87*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,502
Thread: 2,711

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	29,655 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,383 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,035 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,318 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	143,913 KBytes/Sec
Physics	655 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,252 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,738 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2024

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$100.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,433

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		104.33
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 6th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,738
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2257822 - Nov 27 2024		9310
BL2234963 - Nov 01 2024		10548
BL2216201 - Oct 10 2024		10932
BL2213093 - Oct 07 2024		10862
BL2205473 - Sep 27 2024		10824

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
As of 6th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,433
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,791 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,678 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,822 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,250 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600		13,161 (+26.1%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,668 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,370 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,202 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,923 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,545 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,234 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,632 (+21.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		1,661

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