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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 53.19

Overall Rank: 922

Last Price Change: $201.65 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

10725

Single Thread Rating: 2752
Samples: 4278*
*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	29,591 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,151 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	44 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,718 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,244 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	150,435 KBytes/Sec
Physics	751 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,010 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,752 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$201.65 USD	Buy Now!
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,554
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,720
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,612
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,032
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,384
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,780
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,725

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.96
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.49
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		53.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,940
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1957822 - Nov 29 2023 [Overclocked]		11069
BL1957816 - Nov 29 2023 [Overclocked]		11094
BL1957683 - Nov 29 2023		11260
BL1956874 - Nov 28 2023		10670
BL1954375 - Nov 25 2023		11445

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 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,725
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,788 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-9700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,263 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,740 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,785 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,578 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,494 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,387 (-12.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,299 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		8,421 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		8,168 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,304 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,657 (-10.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of November 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,210
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,572
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,427
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,333
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,223
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,813
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,342

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