Name: Intel Core i5-9600K
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I59600K
Rating: 5.0 (123 reviews)

Intel Core i5-9600K 6 Cores 4.6 GHz LGA1151 95W BX80684I59600K

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(123 reviews)

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6 Cores / 6 Threads
3.70 GHz up to 4.60 GHz / 9 MB Cache
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets
Intel Optane Memory Supported
Intel UHD Graphics 630

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I59600K
Release Date	October 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 9th Gen
Core Name	Coffee Lake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
CPU Cores	6
CPU Threads	6
CPU Clock Rate	3700 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	4600 MHz
TDP	95 W
CPU Cooler included	No
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	128 GB
Cache L3	9 MB

Intel Core i5-9600K Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Pangoly Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-10700F (110th)		103%
Intel Core i7-10700 (110th)		103%
Intel Core i7-7820X (112th)		103%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (113th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X (113th)		102%
Intel Core i5-10600 (115th)		102%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX (116th)		102%
Intel Core i7-8700K (117th)		101%
Intel Core i7-9700K (118th)		~
Intel Core i7-8700 (118th)		~
Intel Core i5-9600K (118th)		100%
Intel Core i9-10980XE (121st)		99%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX (122nd)		99%
Intel Core i3-10320 (122nd)		99%
Intel Core i3-9350KF (124th)		98%
Intel Core i3-9350K (124th)		98%
Intel Core i5-9600KF (126th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (127th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G (127th)		98%
Intel Xeon E-2236 (129th)		97%
Intel Core i5-10500 (130th)		97%

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Pangoly Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2680 V4 (147th)		118%
Intel Core i7-5930K (148th)		116%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (149th)		116%
Intel Core i7-7800X (150th)		107%
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 (151st)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (152nd)		105%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (153rd)		104%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF (154th)		102%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X (155th)		101%
Intel Core i5-9600KF (156th)		~
Intel Core i5-9600K (157th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X (158th)		98%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (159th)		95%
Intel Core i3-10320 (160th)		93%
Intel Core i5-9400F (161st)		91%
Intel Xeon E-2236 (161st)		91%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (163rd)		89%
Intel Core i3-10105 (164th)		89%
Intel Core i3-10300 (165th)		88%
Intel Core i3-10105F (166th)		88%
Intel Core i7-5820K (167th)		87%

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Description

9th Gen Intel Core i5-9600K desktop processor with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 offers powerful performance for gaming, creating and productivity. Thermal solution NOT included in the box. ONLY compatible with 300 series chipset based motherboard.

Expert reviews

100

While testing the Core i5 9600K the multi-threaded performance was a bit lack-luster, this proc really could have used SMT (Hyper-threading). However, Intel carefully examined the Achilles heel of Ryzen processors and realized that with (and only) very...

Guru of 3D

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The Core i5-9600K is an iterative update over the previous-gen model. But if you're shopping for a new processor, it does provide enough of a performance improvement to merit attention. The processor clearly provides the best performance for gaming at...

Tom's Hardware

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