Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz

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

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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: 48.86

Overall Rank: 645

Last Price Change: $374.99 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

18323

Single Thread Rating: 2933
Samples: 1643*
*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 Math	66,098 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,184 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	47 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,788 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,523 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	285,071 KBytes/Sec
Physics	941 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	19,112 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,933 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$439.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$374.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Kinupute Mini Gaming PC, Desktop Computer Core i9-9900KF 8 Cores Upto 5.0GHz, Windows 11 Pro, 64G DDR4\| 2T M.2 NVME SSD, GeForce RTX3050 8G, Type-C/HDMI/DP Ports, Four Display, 8K@60Hz, WiFi6E/BT5.3	$1428.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Kinupute Mini Gaming PC, Desktop Computer Core i9-9900KF 8 Cores Upto 5.0GHz, Windows 11 Pro, 32G DDR4\| 512G M.2 SSD, GeForce RTX2060S 8G, HDMI/DP/DVI Ports, Triple Display, 8K@60Hz, WiFi6E/BT5.3	$1068.00 (www.amazon.com)
	msecore Mini PC i9, 64G RAM 1T NVME SSD with Core i9-9900KF, GeForce RTX3050 8G Graphics Card Desktop Computer, 8K, 2HDMI, 2DisplayPort, WiFi 6e, Windows 11 Pro	$1330.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thdeukoty Mini Desktop PC Computer i9-9900KF Windows 11 Pro, Gaming PC GeForce RTX2060S 8G, 64G DDR4 RAM 1T NVME SSD, 4K@144Hz HDMI/DP/DVI Triple Display, WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 for Gaming/Design	$1259.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,329
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		18,323
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		48.86
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		2,933
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5062198 - Apr 21 2024		21288
BL2083443 - Apr 21 2024		19713
BL5062187 - Apr 21 2024		21257
BL2082999 - Apr 21 2024		18749
BL2080595 - Apr 18 2024		13439

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 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,658 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i7-9800X @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,085 (-1.3%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		16,380 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i7-7820X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		17,194 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i7-8086K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		14,313 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700 vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		22,930 (+25.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		22,575 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i9-11900F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		22,564 (+23.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,216 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		17,767 (-3.0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		22,637 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		21,656 (+18.2%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,009
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,517
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		2,517

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

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