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Intel Core i5-9600K Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-9600K has 6 cores with 6 threads and is based on the 9. gen of the Intel Core i5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151-2 socket and was released in Q4/2018. The Intel Core i5-9600K scores 1,244 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 5,643 points.
| Name: | Intel Core i5-9600K |
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| Family: | Intel Core i5 (334) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 9000 (34) |
| Architecture: | Coffee Lake S Refresh |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Predecessor: | Intel Core i5-8600K |
| Successor: | Intel Core i5-10600K |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-9600K has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9600K is 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 6 / 6 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 6x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): | 4.30 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i5-9600K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-9600K uses the Intel UHD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Compute units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q4/2017 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 9.5 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 64 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR4-2666 | 42.7 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 128 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 100 °C |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-9600K is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 9.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151-2 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 9.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q4/2018 |
| Release price: | 260 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-9600K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700KF
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1260P
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1135G7
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1245U
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C 36T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz |
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6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10850H
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10750H
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Celeron G6900E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2224
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1125G4
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Intel Core i5-10400
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1265UL
10C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1068G7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1068NG7
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10325
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i5-9600K
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2286G
6C 6T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700K
8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-10500E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-10700TE
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-10305
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1230U
10C 12T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700T
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700K
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4960X
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5820K
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i3-10320
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-2235
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2276M
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700G
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2628L v3
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600K
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2630L v4
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
312 entries
312 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
302 entries
302 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
596 entries
596 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
579 entries
579 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,815 entries
1,815 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,761 entries
1,761 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,500 entries
2,500 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,472 entries
2,472 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
659 entries
659 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
608 entries
608 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,087 entries
2,087 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
529 entries
529 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,422 entries
2,422 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
239 entries
239 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
741 entries
741 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
249 entries
249 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries
1,106 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,103 entries
1,103 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i5-9600K comes from the 9th generation of Intels Core i5 series, is based on the "Coffee Lake Refresh" architecture and is manufactured using the 14 nanometer process.The Intel Core i5-9600K is a processor with 6 cores that does not have hyperthreading, but can be overclocked thanks to the free multiplier. This makes the processor interesting for people who want to get the last bit of performance out of their processor. It should only be noted here that sufficient cooling is important. The minimum is a CPU cooler with an increased cooling capacity, for example a Noctua cooler like the Noctua NH-D15 would be suitable for the Intel Core i5-9600K. If you want sufficient cooling, but dont want to generate any noise, you cannot avoid water cooling.
The 6 cores of the Intel Core i5-9600K clock with up to 3.70 gigahertz as standard and can increase to 4.60 gigahertz (single core utilization) or 4.30 gigahertz (multi-core utilization) in turbo mode.
The internal graphics unit "Intel UHD Graphics 630" with its 24 execution units is sufficiently dimensioned to supply up to 3 monitors with a picture at the same time in office operation. But honestly, if you opt for an overclockable processor, you will surely also rely on a dedicated graphics card. This can do everything that the internal graphics unit can do, but it is much more powerful. How much then of course depends on the model chosen.
In terms of memory, the Intel Core i5-9600K officially supports DDR4 memory modules with up to 2666 megahertz. In practice, however, modules with a higher clock frequency can also be used. Here you have to see what the mainboard that you have chosen supports.
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