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Is the Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz Good for Gaming?
This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 6 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]
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: 87.02
Overall Rank:
1524th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
959th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
460th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $122.30 USD (2026-02-10)
| Integer Math | 29,191 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 25,071 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 43 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 18,414 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 3,268 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 148,191 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 737 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 13,099 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 2,714 MOps/Sec |
| Merchant | Price | Purchase |
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CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 10 Home (GXi11320CPG, Black) |
$1599.00 (www.amazon.com)
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 58,452 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,292 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 38,940 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 23,701 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,844 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,583 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,083 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,679 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,640 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,133 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 10,643 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 136.53 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 130.23 | |
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 124.63 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 122.40 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 117.87 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 107.95 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 87.02 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 60.60 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-14900K | 4,694 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,600 | |
| Apple M4 10 Core | 4,516 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,886 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,676 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,489 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,467 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,365 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,914 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 2,714 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,560 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL3286076 - Feb 14 2026 | 12038 | |
| BL3283963 - Feb 13 2026 | 10100 | |
| BL3282358 - Feb 12 2026 | 10692 | |
| BL3281961 - Feb 12 2026 | 10744 | |
| BL3275189 - Feb 09 2026 | 11516 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 10,643 | |
| Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,851 (-7.4%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,461 (-11.1%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,372 (-11.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,198 (-13.6%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 13,162 (+23.7%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 12,784 (+20.1%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 11,527 (+8.3%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 10,654 (+0.1%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 10,364 (-2.6%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,983 (-6.2%) | |
| Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,229 (-13.3%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 13,139 (+23.5%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | 14,501 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,429 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,123 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,258 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,794 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus | 10,695 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,516 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,382 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,258 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | 10,192 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,778 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,772 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 1,761 |
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