Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

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Is the Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 16 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 32.53

Overall Rank: 564

Last Price Change: $565.00 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark

18381

Single Thread Rating: 2939
Samples: 12164*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 20,228
Thread: 2,892

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	66,208 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,207 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,825 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,628 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	285,561 KBytes/Sec
Physics	940 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,001 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,939 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$565.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$568.24 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme Liquid Cool Gaming PC, Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB PCI-E NVMe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win10 Home (SLC10360CPG, Black)	$4699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Silverstone Raven RVZ03B-RGB Intel 8-Core i9-9900K 3.6GHz - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6-2TB 7200RPM + 500GB SSD - 32GB DDR4 SDRAM - 750W - Windows 10 MITX Gaming Computer	$27.33 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set - Elite Gaming Desktop PC - Liquid-Cooled Intel i9 9900K 3.6GHz (Max Turbo 5.0GHz), Z390 ATX, 16GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2070 8GB, 960GB SSD+3TB HDD, Black/Red Mid-Tower Red Fans, Windows 10 Home	$3899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 27" Touch 2TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-9900K CPU Turbo Boost to 5.00GHz, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27" QHD Touchscreen, Win 10) Desktop All in One PC Computer A540-27ICB	$2199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre AIO 27" Touch 8TB SSD 64GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-9900K CPU Turbo Boost to 5.00GHz, 64 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 27" QHD Touchscreen, Win 10) Desktop All in One PC Computer A540-27ICB	$2699.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,539
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,407
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,713
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,608
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,381
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,404
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,512
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.70
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 7th of December 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		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,942
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		2,939
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,886
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1964533 - Dec 07 2023		18985
BL5053267 - Dec 07 2023		18618
BL1964396 - Dec 07 2023		14182
BL1963921 - Dec 06 2023		18097
BL1963203 - Dec 05 2023		16694

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,381
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		21,824 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		19,949 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		16,626 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900K		16,416 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		14,353 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900K		22,947 (+24.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-9900K		22,608 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i9-10900X @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		22,473 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		18,383 (+0.0%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K		18,106 (-1.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900K		17,563 (-4.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i9-9900K		15,732 (-14.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,214
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,074
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,574
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,424
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,421
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,227
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,838
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,517

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

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