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Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9900K 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 8 Cores and 16 Threads. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? This CPU should be able to play most games. [More ...]

Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 Threads: 16

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2018

CPUmark/$Price: 49.35

Overall Rank:
906th fastest in multithreading out of 5268 CPUs
701st fastest in single threading out of 5268 CPUs
299th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $367.99 USD (2025-07-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18159
Single Thread Rating
2920

Samples: 15372*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 20,228
Thread: 2,892

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math66,140 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math41,043 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting36,253 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption6,435 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression283,569 KBytes/Sec
Physics934 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions18,965 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,920 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$367.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,630
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,275
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,011
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,437
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,491
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
228.15
Intel Core i9-13900K
173.47
Intel Core i5-12400F
168.97
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
151.27
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.62
Intel Core i9-12900K
135.54
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,136
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,899
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
2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2752857 - Jul 10 2025
19183
BL2752750 - Jul 09 2025
19091
BL2752741 - Jul 09 2025
20034
BL2752203 - Jul 09 2025
17412
BL2752111 - Jul 09 2025
18936
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,159
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i9-9900K
15,634 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
14,067 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
18,097 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
14,248 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
21,677 (+19.4%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
18,620 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700KF @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
18,426 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i7-10700F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
16,236 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i7-10700 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
16,171 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
22,331 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i9-10850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
22,052 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
20,690 (+13.9%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,574
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,480
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,800
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,637
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,529
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,450
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,201