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.
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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: 35.60

Overall Rank:
1713th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
1139th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
501st fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $290.15 USD (2026-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10329

Single Thread Rating

2685

Samples: 298*
*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	29,088 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	24,967 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,680 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,323 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	140,457 KBytes/Sec
Physics	668 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,259 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,685 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 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 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,329

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		35.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,685
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3730378 - Sep 21 2026		10175
BL3726812 - Sep 19 2026		10287
BL3677781 - Aug 27 2026		11040
BL3661403 - Aug 20 2026		11513
BL3660920 - Aug 20 2026		10889

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 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,329
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,173 (-20.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,747 (+23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,089 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,029 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700TE @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,825 (-4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,698 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,090 (+17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9600		11,506 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,642 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,845 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,571 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,154 (-11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,054
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		1,522

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