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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: 49.48

Overall Rank:
753rd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
556th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
256th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $369.00 USD (2024-12-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18257
Single Thread Rating
2928

Samples: 13532*
*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 Math66,142 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math41,094 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting36,451 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption6,535 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression284,359 KBytes/Sec
Physics937 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions18,951 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,928 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$395.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$369.00 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,569
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,457
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K
 148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
 132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 76.09
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.48
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 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,874
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2266970 - Dec 06 2024
16262
BL2266947 - Dec 06 2024
19467
BL2266585 - Dec 05 2024
18104
BL2266263 - Dec 05 2024
17951
BL2266193 - Dec 05 2024
17712
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 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 18,244 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 18,090 (-0.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 20,451 (+12.0%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 20,229 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 22,752 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 21,041 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i9-9900KS @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 19,472 (+6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 17,516 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i9-9900 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 16,485 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 14,252 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 25,352 (+38.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900K
 22,899 (+25.4%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,207