Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz can be found below. 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 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) i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 59.93

Overall Rank: 842

Last Price Change: $172.86 USD (2023-05-28)

Average CPU Mark

10360

Single Thread Rating: 2736
Samples: 40*
*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	29,650 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,235 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,169 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	143,843 KBytes/Sec
Physics	668 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,823 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,736 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of May 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 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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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,602
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,806
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,958
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,891
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,507
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,360

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		61.87
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		59.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,719
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,736
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5039128 - May 27 2023		10198
BL1787541 - Apr 06 2023 [Excluded]		5979
BL1773742 - Mar 20 2023		11855
BL1755136 - Feb 26 2023		7894
BL5031119 - Jan 30 2023		11248

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 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,360
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,851 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,761 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,803 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,446 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,412 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400T @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,276 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,144 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,195 (-1.6%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,601 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,692 (+22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,307 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,943 (-4.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,232
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,109
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,481
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,806
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,191
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,792
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,335

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

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