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Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF @ 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 i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz

Description:

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) i9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel Core i9-9900KF CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 53.41

Overall Rank:
886th fastest in multithreading out of 5135 CPUs
678th fastest in single threading out of 5135 CPUs
299th fastest in out of 1448 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $339.00 USD (2025-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
18108
Single Thread Rating
2910

Samples: 2067*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 20,168
Thread: 2,886

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

Integer Math65,943 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math40,995 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting36,299 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption6,360 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression282,675 KBytes/Sec
Physics935 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions19,029 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,910 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$285.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

msecore Mini PC i9, 64G RAM 2T SSD with Core i9-9900KF, GeForce RTX3050 8G Graphics Card Desktop Computer, 8K, 1*HDMI, 1*DisplayPort, 1*DVI Triple Screen Display, WiFi 6e, Windows 11 Pro msecore Mini PC i9, 64G RAM 2T SSD with Core i9-9900KF, GeForce RTX3050 8G Graphics Card Desktop Computer, 8K, 1*HDMI, 1*DisplayPort, 1*DVI Triple Screen Display, WiFi 6e, Windows 11 Pro $1210.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,683
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,311
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,032
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,139
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,471
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,173
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
18,108
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
234.95
Intel Core i5-12400F
178.65
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
174.10
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K
143.13
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.22
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
53.41
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
51.92
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 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
2,910
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2643339 - May 22 2025
19199
BL2639182 - May 20 2025
13782
BL2638616 - May 20 2025
16736
BL2636964 - May 20 2025
2317
BL2635249 - May 19 2025
11955
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
18,108
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
18,643 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
18,173 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
21,689 (+19.8%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
20,322 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
14,077 (-22.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
22,830 (+26.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
22,476 (+24.1%)
Intel Core i9-7900X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
21,037 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
17,486 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i9-11900 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
22,442 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i9-11900F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
22,227 (+22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF
18,165 (+0.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,500
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,338
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,589
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,509
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,697
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,521
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,520
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,423
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
2,198