Intel Core i5-9600KF CPU

Name: Intel Core i5-9600KF
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80684I59600KF
Rating: 5.0 (85 reviews)

Intel Core i5-9600KF 6 Cores 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 95W

★★★★★

(85 reviews)

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9700K + Discrete Graphics Required
$172.49

6 Cores / 6 Threads
3.70 ghz up to 4.60 ghz Max Turbo Frequency / 9 MB Cache
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 series chipsets
Discrete GPU - No processor graphics
Intel Optane Memory Supported

Specifications Overview

Model	BX80684I59600KF
Release Date	January 2019 * 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	None
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

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Intel Core i5-9600KF Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i5-9600KF Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X [4C / 8T] (130th)		104%
Intel Core i5-10600 [6C / 12T] (131st)		104%
Intel Core i7-8700K [6C / 12T] (132nd)		102%
Intel Core i7-8700 [6C / 12T] (133rd)		101%
Intel Core i5-9600K [6C / 6T] (133rd)		101%
Intel Core i7-9700K [8C / 8T] (133rd)		101%
Intel Core i9-10980XE [18C / 36T] (136th)		101%
Intel Core i3-10320 [4C / 8T] (137th)		~
Intel Core i3-9350K [4C / 4T] (138th)		~
Intel Core i3-9350KF [4C / 4T] (138th)		~
Intel Core i5-9600KF [6C / 6T] (140th)		100%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 [6C / 12T] (141st)		99%
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G [6C / 12T] (141st)		99%
Intel Xeon E-2236 [6C / 12T] (143rd)		99%
Intel Core i5-10500 [6C / 12T] (144th)		98%
Intel Core i7-7700K [4C / 8T] (145th)		98%
Intel Core i7-9700 [8C / 8T] (146th)		97%
Intel Core i7-9700F [8C / 8T] (146th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (148th)		97%
Intel Core i9-7900X [10C / 20T] (149th)		97%
Intel Core i3-10105 [4C / 8T] (150th)		96%

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Intel Core i5-9600KF Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 56.8% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
17 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 44.6% better value priced at $59.

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Intel Core i5-9600KF Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 [8C / 16T] (175th)		120%
Intel Xeon E5-2680 V4 [14C / 28T] (176th)		117%
Intel Core i7-5930K [6C / 12T] (177th)		115%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X [6C / 12T] (178th)		115%
Intel Core i7-7800X [6C / 12T] (179th)		106%
Intel Xeon E5-2630 V4 [10C / 20T] (180th)		104%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X [6C / 12T] (181st)		104%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 [6C / 12T] (182nd)		103%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF [6C / 12T] (183rd)		101%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X [6C / 6T] (184th)		~
Intel Core i5-9600KF [6C / 6T] (185th)		100%
Intel Core i5-9600K [6C / 6T] (186th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X [4C / 8T] (187th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (188th)		94%
Intel Core i3-10320 [4C / 8T] (189th)		92%
Intel Xeon E-2236 [6C / 12T] (190th)		91%
Intel Core i5-9400F [6C / 6T] (190th)		91%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 [4C / 8T] (192nd)		88%
Intel Core i3-10105 [4C / 8T] (193rd)		88%
Intel Core i3-10300 [4C / 8T] (194th)		88%
Intel Core i3-10105F [4C / 8T] (195th)		87%

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Intel Core i5-9600KF Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 48.2% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
1 products offer better price-to-performance in this analysis.
Best alternative: Intel Core i7-8700K offers 6.4% better value priced at $119.

Expert reviews

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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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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