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: 35.25

Overall Rank: 765

Last Price Change: $294.88 USD (2022-12-29)

Average CPU Mark

10395

Single Thread Rating: 2753
Samples: 37*
*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	29,852 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,374 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	39 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,221 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	141.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	665 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,885 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,753 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$294.88 USD	Buy Now!
	$202.59 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,395

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		35.25
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,753
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5031119 - Jan 30 2023		11248
BL1723663 - Jan 18 2023		10393
BL1699545 - Dec 20 2022		9850
BL1699122 - Dec 19 2022		11174
BL1610460 - Aug 11 2022		10673

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 February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,395
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,800 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,457 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,602 (-17.2%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,578 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,736 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-9700T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,752 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,845 (+23.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,761 (+3.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700TE @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,740 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,783 (-5.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,314 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,654 (-16.7%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,336

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

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