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.
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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: 84.69

Overall Rank:
1179th fastest in multithreading out of 6046 CPUs
974th fastest in single threading out of 6046 CPUs
372nd fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $212.43 USD (2026-10-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17990

Single Thread Rating

2898

Samples: 2710*
*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	66,046 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	40,989 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	36,062 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,256 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	281,461 KBytes/Sec
Physics	929 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	18,995 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,898 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,051
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,820
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,536
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		17,990
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		174.80
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		84.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.92
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		2,898
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3765142 - Oct 07 2026		17328
BL3765096 - Oct 07 2026		17847
BL3764441 - Oct 07 2026		17084
BL3763324 - Oct 06 2026		17016
BL3758997 - Oct 04 2026		17899

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 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		17,990
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		17,416 (-3.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		13,860 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		22,379 (+24.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,503 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,485 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		18,023 (+0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		16,268 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i9-9900X @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		21,518 (+19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8500G vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		21,357 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		20,751 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		20,583 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i9-9820X @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i9-9900KF		20,565 (+14.3%)

Is the Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,384
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,486
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,058
Intel Core i9-9900KF @ 3.60GHz		2,037

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