Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-9600 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151-2

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 6

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (DDR4-2666)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz, Intel Core i5-9600 CPU @ 3.10GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 99.50

Overall Rank:
1164th fastest in multithreading out of 4886 CPUs
639th fastest in single threading out of 4886 CPUs
374th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $105.00 USD (2024-10-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

10447

Single Thread Rating

2741

Samples: 86*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 13,502
Thread: 2,711

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Integer Math	29,705 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	25,425 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	38 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	18,062 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,321 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	144,181 KBytes/Sec
Physics	654 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	12,270 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,741 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$105.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,021
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,469
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,115
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,864
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,261
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,559
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,447

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.31
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.80
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.18
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		99.50
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,802
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,688
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		2,741
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2234963 - Nov 01 2024		10548
BL2216201 - Oct 10 2024		10932
BL2213093 - Oct 07 2024		10862
BL2205473 - Sep 27 2024		10824
BL2198342 - Sep 18 2024		10965

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz
As of 14th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		10,447
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,788 (+22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,252 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-9600		13,163 (+26.0%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,667 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,818 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,378 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,200 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i5-9500F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,923 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		9,549 (-8.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i5-9600		12,632 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		10,677 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i3-10100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-9600		8,653 (-17.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,173
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,992
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,699
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,332
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,496
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,345
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,275
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,940
Intel Core i5-9600 @ 3.10GHz		1,661

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