Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9600K 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.
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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: 91.30

Overall Rank:
1498th fastest in multithreading out of 5529 CPUs
931st fastest in single threading out of 5529 CPUs
451st fastest in out of 1487 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $116.66 USD (2026-01-19)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10651

Single Thread Rating

2724

Samples: 6487*
*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	29,229 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,974 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,283 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,287 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	148,561 KBytes/Sec
Physics	745 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,969 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,724 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of January 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of January 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of January 2026.
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 19th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,495
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,329
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,947
Apple M4 10 Core		23,707
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,566
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,098
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,134
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,651

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		210.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
Intel Core i5-12400F		151.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		143.72
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.73
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.25
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		91.30
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		64.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M4 10 Core		4,518
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,887
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		2,724
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3224604 - Jan 19 2026		11922
BL3224445 - Jan 19 2026		9534
BL3224287 - Jan 18 2026		10751
BL3223895 - Jan 18 2026		10077
BL3223830 - Jan 18 2026		10917

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 19th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		10,651
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,372 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,638 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,141 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,842 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,231 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		11,528 (+8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,074 (-14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,162 (+23.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		13,141 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600K		12,783 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		10,359 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600K		9,983 (-6.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,253
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,792
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,409
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,261
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,220
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,733
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,456
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz		1,625

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