Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9600KF 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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Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz

Description:

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) i5-9600KF CPU @ 3.70GHz, Intel Core i5-9600KF CPU @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 118.25

Overall Rank:
1697th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
1116th fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
498th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2026-10-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10642

Single Thread Rating

2709

Samples: 1808*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,506
Thread: 2,657

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math	29,167 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,076 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	43 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,371 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,278 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	147,915 KBytes/Sec
Physics	737 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	13,088 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,709 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2026.
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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	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,053
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz		10,642

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz		118.25
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.55
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th 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 i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz		2,709
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3755592 - Oct 03 2026		8650
BL3755501 - Oct 03 2026		9330
BL3755326 - Oct 02 2026		9184
BL3752412 - Oct 01 2026		9810
BL3749063 - Sep 30 2026		11397

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz		10,642
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		13,161 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		12,747 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,463 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,351 (-12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,153 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,972 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		10,136 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,499 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,235 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,990 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,845 (-7.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF		9,059 (-14.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz		1,611

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