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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: 82.04
Overall Rank:
1321st fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
791st fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
414th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $130.00 USD (2025-05-12)
| Integer Math | 29,278 MOps/Sec |
|---|---|
| Floating Point Math | 25,136 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 43 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 18,520 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 3,257 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 148,971 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 737 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 13,138 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 2,725 MOps/Sec |
| Merchant | Price | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
 | $130.00 USD | Buy Now! |
 | NA | CPU Not Available. See Other Models |
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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 i9-13900K | 58,650 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,296 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 39,014 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,143 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,861 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 19,487 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,164 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,704 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,654 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,147 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 10,665 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 227.00 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 196.84 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 162.56 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 152.87 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 146.63 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 142.65 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 82.04 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 49.23 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,610 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,138 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,900 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,836 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,680 | |
| Intel Core i5-12400F | 3,477 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,469 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,364 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,921 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 2,725 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,563 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL2700191 - Jun 16 2025 | 11639 | |
| BL2697942 - Jun 15 2025 | 11149 | |
| BL2696686 - Jun 14 2025 | 10510 | |
| BL2689047 - Jun 11 2025 | 11065 | |
| BL2683562 - Jun 09 2025 | 11000 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 10,665 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 13,164 (+23.4%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,867 (-7.5%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,457 (-11.3%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,218 (-13.6%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 10,638 (-0.3%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 10,285 (-3.6%) | |
| Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 10,131 (-5.0%) | |
| Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 9,971 (-6.5%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 8,734 (-18.1%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 13,165 (+23.4%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 12,792 (+19.9%) | |
| AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF | 12,597 (+18.1%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 12,451 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,150 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,298 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,842 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,587 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,483 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,276 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D | 9,809 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,804 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 9,640 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | 9,528 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | 9,517 | |
| Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz | 1,765 |
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