Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop CPU Review

The battle for the hexa-core crown. The Intel Core i5-9600K is the latest Coffee Lake desktop processor that we have in for review. The hexa-core CPU offers almost the same specifications as its predecessor but with a ramped-up clock speed. Read on to find out how the Core i5-9600K fares against its competitors and how it performs in our various benchmarks and tests.

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Intel Core i5-9600K - six cores and six threads

We have already tested the Intel Core i9-9900K and Core i7-9700K, but now it is time for us to put the smaller sibling through its paces. The Core i5-9600K is a hexa-core chip based on Intel’s Coffee Lake architecture, which the company introduced in October 2018. The processor has a 3.7 GHz base clock that can Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz, but it does not support Intel Hyper-Threading technology, so it can only execute up to six threads simultaneously. Intel manufacturers the Core i5-9600K and its other Coffee Lake CPUs on the second refinement of its 14 nm FinFET process, which it markets as 14 nm ++. The Core i5-9600K has an unlocked multiplier like other Intel K series processors, which makes the CPU relatively easy to overclock. It is worth keeping in mind that the Core i5-9600K requires a Z390 chipset motherboard and a decent cooler.

The Core i5-9600K should be powerful enough for demanding applications and around 10 to 15% faster than its predecessor, the Core i5-8600K, thanks to architectural improvements and slightly higher clock speeds. The Core i5-9600K integrates an Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU that can clock up to 1.15 GHz, like it can on the Core i5-8600K. Hence, the two CPUs should have identical GPU performance and are powerful enough to play older games at reduced graphics levels.

Intel states that the Core i5-9600K has a 95 W thermal design power (TDP), but the processor will consume up to 150 W and beyond if overclocked. Correspondingly, we would recommend using a more powerful cooler if you plan to overclock the Core i5-9600K.

An overview of the 8th and 9th generation Intel Core CPUs

Model - 8th generation	Cores/Threads	Base Clock	Turbo 1/2/4/6/8 Cores (GHz)	L3 Cache	Graphics	TDP	Launch Price
Intel Core i7-8700K	6/12	3.7 GHz	4.7/4.6/4.4/4.3	12 MB	UHD 630	95 W	US$359
Intel Core i5-8600K	6/6	3.6 GHz	4.3/4.2/4.2/4.1	9 MB	UHD 630	95 W	US$257

Model - 9th generation	Cores/Threads	Base Clock	Turbo 1/2/4/6/8 Cores (GHz)	L3 Cache	Graphics	TDP	Launch Price
Intel Core i9-9900K	8/16	3.6 GHz	5.0/5.0/4.8/4.7/4.7	16 MB	UHD 630	95 W	US$488
Intel Core i7-9700K	8/8	3.6 GHz	4.9/4.8/4.7/4.6/4.6	12 MB	UHD 630	95 W	US$374
Intel Core i5-9600K	6/6	3.7 GHz	4.6/4.5/4.4/4.3	9 MB	UHD 630	95 W	US$262

The Test System

Caseking kindly provided us with the AIO, case, and the processor for our test system.

We used the ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming as the basis of our test system and paired it with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM from G-Skill. The RAM clocks at 3,400 MHz and was set as an XMP profile in the BIOS. We left all other BIOS settings untouched until we tried overclocking the CPU. Caseking kindly sent us a Raijintek AIO that has a 360° radiator and also supplied us with an open-frame Raijintek case, to which the company added the Notebookcheck logo, which was a nice touch.

We also equipped our test system with the same GPU that we used for our Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 reviews to provide more consistent results against which we could compare the Core i5-9600K. We have included the power consumption of these components in our power consumption tables in subsequent sections.

We installed Windows 10 on a 240 GB SanDisk Ultra II and equipped our test system with a 480 GB Intel Optane SSD 905P drive. The 905P is an M.2 drive, which utilises the NVMe protocol for fast data transmission.

An overview of our test system

ASUS and Caseking supplied us with the following hardware for our benchmarks and tests:

Intel Core i5-9600K
ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming (BIOS 0506, Default Settings, XMP 1 for DDR4-3400)
G-Skill Sniper X DDR4-3400 2 x 8 GB
Raijintek Orcus 360 (AIO)
Raijintek PEAN Benchtable

We also used the following hardware:

XFX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
LC Power 1,200 W Power Supply
SanDisk Ultra II 240 GB
Intel Optane SSD 905P 480GB

CPU Benchmarks

The Core i5-9600K finished between the two AMD Ryzen 5 APUs in CPU benchmarks, although it scored just 8% less than the Core i7-9700K in the Cinebench R15 single-core benchmark. The Core i5-9600K performs comparatively poorly in multi-core benchmarks though, primarily because it supports fewer threads than our comparison CPUs. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X can execute up to 12 threads compared to the Core i5-9600K’s six, which is why the former scored 16% more in CB R15 Multi.

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-9900K ^-1! 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	48.3 pt ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	47.9 pt ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	45.6 pt ∼46%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	45.4 pt ∼45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	45 pt ∼45%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	44.7 pt ∼45%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X ^-1! 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	43.7 pt ∼44%
Intel Core i9-7900X ^-2! 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	43.7 pt ∼44%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	41.3 pt ∼41%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	40.3 pt ∼40%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X ^-1! 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	40.1 pt ∼40%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	39.8 pt ∼40%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.2 pt ∼38%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	213 Points ∼65%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	208 Points ∼63%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	193 Points ∼59%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	192.7 Points ∼59%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	187 Points ∼57%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	178 Points ∼54%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	176 Points ∼54%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	176 Points ∼54%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	173 Points ∼53%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	163 Points ∼50%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	161 Points ∼49%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	159 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	159 Points ∼48%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4376 Points ∼45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3110 Points ∼32%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	2997 Points ∼31%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2628 Points ∼27%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	2148 (2133.11^min - 2158.31^max) Points ∼22%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2040 Points ∼21%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1801 Points ∼19%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1551 Points ∼16%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1433 Points ∼15%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1341 Points ∼14%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1323 Points ∼14%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1270 Points ∼13%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1094 Points ∼11%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	27.07 Points ∼38%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	23.88 Points ∼34%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	23.13 Points ∼33%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21.63 Points ∼31%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21.6 Points ∼31%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	18.68 Points ∼26%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	17.55 Points ∼25%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	16.71 Points ∼24%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15.83 Points ∼22%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	14.56 Points ∼21%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	13.71 Points ∼19%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	13.61 Points ∼19%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	10.98 Points ∼16%
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.44 Points ∼62%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.37 Points ∼60%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.24 Points ∼57%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	2.2 Points ∼56%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.11 Points ∼54%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.96 Points ∼50%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.95 Points ∼50%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.9 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.9 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.81 Points ∼46%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.78 Points ∼45%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.76 Points ∼45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	1.73 Points ∼44%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	444.4 Seconds * ∼3%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	375.7 Seconds * ∼3%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	353.5 Seconds * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	350 Seconds * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	308.3 Seconds * ∼2%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	307 Seconds * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	264 Seconds * ∼2%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	219.2 Seconds * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	181.4 Seconds * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	163 Seconds * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	152.7 Seconds * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	110.7 Seconds * ∼1%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6.033 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.5 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.341 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.203 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.141 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.62 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.491 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.186 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.156 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3.484 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	3.34 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3.032 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	2.91 s * ∼1%
1024m
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	176.2 s * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	140.9 s * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	133.8 s * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	130.5 s * ∼2%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	129.1 s * ∼2%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	120.5 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	96.6 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	85.6 s * ∼1%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	76 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	61.8 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	55.1 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	53.2 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	38.49 s * ∼0%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	18 fps ∼39%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	17.5 fps ∼38%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	16.9 fps ∼36%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	16.3 fps ∼35%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15.2 fps ∼33%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	13 fps ∼28%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	10.8 fps ∼23%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	9.51 fps ∼20%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8.02 fps ∼17%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7.79 fps ∼17%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	270 (265^min - 272^max) fps ∼63%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	270 (270^min - 271^max) fps ∼63%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	250 (250^min - 250^max) fps ∼59%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	230 (228^min - 231^max) fps ∼54%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	226.7 fps ∼53%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	217 fps ∼51%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	208.5 (207^min - 210^max) fps ∼49%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	207.4 fps ∼49%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	205.3 (204.6^min - 207.33^max) fps ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	202.3 (200.47^min - 203.47^max) fps ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	202 (198^min - 202^max) fps ∼47%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	195.7 (195.08^min - 196.35^max) fps ∼46%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	189.6 (188.03^min - 193.43^max) fps ∼45%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	144.9 (143.48^min - 145.54^max) fps ∼53%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	134.3 (133.84^min - 135.07^max) fps ∼49%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	131 (131^min - 132^max) fps ∼48%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	121 fps ∼44%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	120.5 (116^min - 121^max) fps ∼44%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	116.5 (115^min - 117^max) fps ∼42%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	104.5 fps ∼38%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	94.8 (94.7^min - 95^max) fps ∼34%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	89.7 (89.5^min - 89.85^max) fps ∼33%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	82.1 (82^min - 82.4^max) fps ∼30%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	80.5 fps ∼29%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	75 (74.84^min - 75.82^max) fps ∼27%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	68.8 (68.3^min - 69^max) fps ∼25%

WinRAR - Result
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8518 KB/s ∼17%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7435 KB/s ∼15%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7396 KB/s ∼14%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5918 KB/s ∼12%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5903 KB/s ∼12%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4779 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4669 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4599 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4548 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4517 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4440 KB/s ∼9%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4261 KB/s ∼8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	4150 KB/s ∼8%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	19.5 GB/s ∼59%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	19 GB/s ∼58%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	16.2 GB/s ∼49%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12.2 GB/s ∼37%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	12.1 GB/s ∼37%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	11.5 GB/s ∼35%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	10.6 GB/s ∼32%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	9 GB/s ∼27%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8.1 GB/s ∼25%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8 GB/s ∼24%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7.5 GB/s ∼23%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5.6 GB/s ∼17%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4.9 GB/s ∼15%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	2.9 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.9 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	2.6 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	2.1 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.9 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.6 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.4 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.3 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.2 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.629 GB/s ∼0%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.9 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	1.8 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.8 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.6 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	1.2 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1.2 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	1 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.899 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.78 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.774 GB/s ∼0%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.732 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.668 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	0.43 GB/s ∼0%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6339 Points ∼65%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6043 Points ∼62%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5916 Points ∼61%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5783 Points ∼60%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5523 Points ∼57%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4999 Points ∼52%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4953 Points ∼51%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4903 Points ∼51%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4706 Points ∼49%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4681 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4631 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4463 Points ∼46%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	4304 Points ∼44%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	40152 Points ∼45%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	36198 Points ∼40%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	35922 Points ∼40%
Intel Core i9-9900K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	34233 Points ∼38%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	32029 Points ∼36%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	29659 Points ∼33%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	28877 Points ∼32%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	25919 Points ∼29%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	24546 Points ∼27%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	23810 Points ∼27%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	22776 Points ∼25%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	21616 Points ∼24%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	20633 Points ∼23%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 3400 MHz, NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	17834 Points ∼48%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	17222 Points ∼47%
Intel Core i7-9700K 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	16091 Points ∼43%
Intel Core i9-7900X 3300 MHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	15260 Points ∼41%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15025 Points ∼41%
Intel Core i7-8700K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	15013 Points ∼41%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 3500 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	14247 Points ∼39%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3200 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	13959 Points ∼38%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3400 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12405 Points ∼34%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 3000 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12297 Points ∼33%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3600 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	12074 Points ∼33%
Intel Core i5-9600K 3700 MHz, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	11938 Points ∼32%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 multi-core benchmark loop

We also subjected the Core i5-9600K to a Cinebench R15 Multi loop to test how well it maintained its performance under sustained load. As the graphs below demonstrate, our test CPU performed consistently even after around 40 minutes and 60 pass-throughs of the looped benchmark.

The Core i5-9600K consistently clocked at 4.3 GHz across all cores without thermal throttling. The CPU averaged 998 points in our CB R15 Multi loop and peaked at around 1,005 points. Please note that these scores are lower than the one we achieved in our single CB R15 Multi test because we ran HWiNFO during our looped benchmark, which consumed some additional CPU resources.

Intel Core i5-9600K during the benchmark loop

Our test system’s power consumption during the CB R15 benchmark loop

Cinebench R15 multi-core benchmark loop results

Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64: Ø998 (983.72-1005.76)

Game Performance

The Core i5-9600K is well suited for use as a gaming CPU. The processor finishes a few percent behind its Coffee Lake siblings in our gaming tests, although it does not throttle like our Core i9-9900K test sample did. Interestingly, the Core i5-9600K outscored the Core i7-8700K, despite the former supporting up to 12 threads, which underlines the degree to which Intel has improved its chips between generations.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) ^-16! Intel Core i9-7900X	100 pt ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	94.9 pt ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	93.5 pt ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	91.5 pt ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	89.7 pt ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 ^-6! AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	83.9 pt ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	82.7 pt ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	81.9 pt ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 ^-6! AMD Ryzen 5 2600	81.8 pt ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 ^-6! AMD Ryzen 7 2700	81.5 pt ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 ^-6! AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	81.2 pt ∼81%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal ^-10! AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	77.6 pt ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	69.7 pt ∼70%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i9-7900X	349 (260^min - 392^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	332.1 (289^min - 377^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	332 (296^min - 363^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	331.9 (307^min - 360^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	318.2 (289^min - 352^max) fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	298.7 (259^min - 354^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	293.6 (258^min - 337^max) fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	285.1 (259^min - 331^max) fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	284.8 (216^min - 294^max) fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	283.7 (248^min - 321^max) fps ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	258.5 (219^min - 295^max) fps ∼74%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	240.2 (158^min - 270^max) fps ∼69%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i9-7900X	97 (80^min - 112^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	80.9 (68^min - 87^max) fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	80.1 (69^min - 87^max) fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	79.4 (70^min - 86^max) fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	79 (68^min - 86^max) fps ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	78.8 (51^min - 86^max) fps ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	77.3 (66^min - 83^max) fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	77 (67^min - 84^max) fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	77 (65^min - 83^max) fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	73.3 (62^min - 82^max) fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	73.3 (62^min - 80^max) fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	69.4 (58^min - 76^max) fps ∼72%

Rise of the Tomb Raider
1024x768 Lowest Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	305.2 (278^min - 339^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	305.1 (289^min - 344^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	291 (276^min - 314^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	287 (271^min - 305^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	281.7 (266^min - 303^max) fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	263.8 (256^min - 274^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	263.7 (256^min - 276^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	262.2 (252^min - 300^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	258.9 (230^min - 274^max) fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	253.2 (243^min - 262^max) fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	244.8 (237^min - 255^max) fps ∼80%
1920x1080 Very High Preset AA:FX AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	105.7 (90^min - 116^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	101 (85^min - 113^max) fps ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	100.8 (86^min - 111^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	99 (85^min - 112^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	95.1 (82^min - 106^max) fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	94.7 (78^min - 106^max) fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	94.2 (83^min - 101^max) fps ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	94 (82^min - 103^max) fps ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	94 (85^min - 106^max) fps ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	91.5 (82^min - 103^max) fps ∼87%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	91.3 (79^min - 101^max) fps ∼86%

Battlefield 1
1280x720 Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	200 (173^min - 201^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	200 (186^min - 201^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	200 (197^min - 201^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	200 (196^min - 201^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	199.1 (182^min - 201^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	197.6 (183^min - 201^max) fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	196.2 (185^min - 201^max) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	181.4 (141^min - 194^max) fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	179.8 (166^min - 190^max) fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	173 (161^min - 185^max) fps ∼87%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	158.8 (147^min - 174^max) fps ∼79%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	148 (134^min - 173^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	147.7 (137^min - 155^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	146.6 (136^min - 172^max) fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	145.1 (131^min - 167^max) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	145 (131^min - 159^max) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	137.8 (120^min - 145^max) fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	136 (123^min - 142^max) fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	135.6 (124^min - 152^max) fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	135.2 (124^min - 148^max) fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	127.1 (116^min - 144^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	125.7 (117^min - 135^max) fps ∼85%

Assassin´s Creed Origins
1280x720 Very Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	105 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	104 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	95 fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	84 fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	84 fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	81 fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	76 fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	70 fps ∼67%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	68 (34^min - 93^max) fps ∼65%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	67 fps ∼64%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	58 fps ∼55%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	74 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	70 fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	68 fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	67 fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	67 fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	67 fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	63 fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	59 fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	57 (6^min - 93^max) fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	57 fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	49 fps ∼66%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	172.1 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	164.4 (87^min - 226^max) fps ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	163 (94^min - 215^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	162.5 (95^min - 219^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	145.6 (94^min - 177^max) fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	144.5 (108^min - 167^max) fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	143 (98^min - 201^max) fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	141.5 (72^min - 177^max) fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	133.6 (88^min - 191^max) fps ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	133.4 (78^min - 177^max) fps ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	109.3 (63^min - 133^max) fps ∼64%
1920x1080 High Quality
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	62.5 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	62.2 (40^min - 92^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	61.4 (39^min - 99^max) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	61 (38^min - 93^max) fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	60.4 (35^min - 93^max) fps ∼97%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	59.8 (33^min - 93^max) fps ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	58.9 (23^min - 92^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	58.5 (23^min - 92^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	58.5 (23^min - 92^max) fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	57.5 (33^min - 89^max) fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	56.7 (20^min - 89^max) fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	55 (19^min - 86^max) fps ∼88%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	167 (136^min - 227^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	155 (117^min - 213^max) fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	146 (117^min - 194^max) fps ∼87%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	144 (114^min - 194^max) fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	125 (99^min - 171^max) fps ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	122 (97^min - 162^max) fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	118 (90^min - 159^max) fps ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	114 (89^min - 154^max) fps ∼68%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	108 (86^min - 144^max) fps ∼65%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	100 (82^min - 133^max) fps ∼60%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	96 (77^min - 116^max) fps ∼57%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	71 (59^min - 88^max) fps ∼43%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	117 (106^min - 137^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	111 (90^min - 128^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	111 (90^min - 125^max) fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	99 (78^min - 124^max) fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	98 (75^min - 125^max) fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	96 (75^min - 121^max) fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	94 (74^min - 117^max) fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	92 (108^min - 123^max) fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	87 (66^min - 116^max) fps ∼74%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	80 (64^min - 107^max) fps ∼68%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	80 (61^min - 108^max) fps ∼68%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	60 (50^min - 74^max) fps ∼51%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
1280x720 Lowest Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	210 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	207 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	188 fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	183 fps ∼87%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	137 fps ∼65%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	127 fps ∼60%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	117 fps ∼56%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	107 fps ∼51%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	103 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	91 fps ∼88%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	91 fps ∼88%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	91 fps ∼88%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	89 fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	88 fps ∼85%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	85 fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	84 fps ∼82%

Forza Horizon 4
1280x720 Very Low Preset
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	258 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	252 fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	236 fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	234 fps ∼91%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	200 fps ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	187 fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	155 fps ∼60%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	141 fps ∼55%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:2xMS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	132 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	131 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	131 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	130 fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	125 fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	121 fps ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	117 fps ∼89%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	112 fps ∼85%

Assassin´s Creed Odyssey
1280x720 Low Preset
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	120 (52^min - 163^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	101 fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	101 fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	95 (32^min - 146^max) fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	92 fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	87 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	73 (20^min - 101^max) fps ∼61%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	57 (20^min - 87^max) fps ∼48%
1920x1080 Ultra High Preset
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	67 (30^min - 125^max) fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	60 (31^min - 107^max) fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	53 fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	51 fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	51 fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	50 (25^min - 75^max) fps ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	48 fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	42 (19^min - 68^max) fps ∼63%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i9-7900X	38335 Points ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	31711 Points ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	31548 Points ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	31265 Points ∼82%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (27881 - 31989, n=14)	30407 Points ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	30395 Points ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	29935 Points ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	29826 Points ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	29285 Points ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	28493 Points ∼74%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	28462 Points ∼74%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	27881 Points ∼73%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	27632 Points ∼72%
Average of class (-1 - 116361, n=4785)	10361 Points ∼27%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i7-8700K	157012 Points ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	156190 Points ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	155414 Points ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	144095 Points ∼92%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	138448 Points ∼88%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	127011 Points ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	120426 Points ∼77%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (60794 - 156190, n=16)	120201 Points ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	118153 Points ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	107514 Points ∼68%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	107022 Points ∼68%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	102781 Points ∼65%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	86339 Points ∼55%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	66653 Points ∼42%
Average of class (145 - 380191, n=3734)	42048 Points ∼27%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i9-7900X	27582 Points ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	27349 Points ∼99%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i7-8700K	26515 Points ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	23194 Points ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	23117 Points ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	22874 Points ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	22761 Points ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	22338 Points ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	22302 Points ∼81%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (19234 - 23194, n=16)	22136 Points ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	22124 Points ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	21547 Points ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	20808 Points ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	20234 Points ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	19234 Points ∼70%
Average of class (90 - 88564, n=3965)	9009 Points ∼33%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	9635 Points ∼100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Intel Core i9-7900X	9463 Points ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-8700K	7284 Points ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i9-9900K	7221 Points ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	7206 Points ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	7183 Points ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	7129 Points ∼74%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	7044 Points ∼73%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (6530 - 7284, n=16)	7044 Points ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	7019 Points ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	6824 Points ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	6815 Points ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	6673 Points ∼69%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen 7 2700	6530 Points ∼68%
Average of class (76 - 37664, n=2065)	5418 Points ∼56%

Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset OpenGL
Average of class (1.2 - 459, n=347)	116.4 fps ∼100%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (82.8 - 89.6, n=7)	85.4 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	84.6 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	84.5 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	83.8 fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	82.8 fps ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	82.8 fps ∼71%
Extreme Preset DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	108.5 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	107.8 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	106.6 fps ∼98%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (101.9 - 108.5, n=7)	106.2 fps ∼98%
Average of class (1.2 - 493, n=521)	105.8 fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	104.8 fps ∼97%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	101.9 fps ∼94%

Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
Average of class (1.1 - 316, n=353)	81.5 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	59.3 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	59 fps ∼72%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	58.1 fps ∼71%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (56.1 - 59.3, n=7)	58.1 fps ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	56.9 fps ∼70%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	56.1 fps ∼69%
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
Average of class (1.1 - 292, n=387)	87.6 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	81.8 fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	80.8 fps ∼92%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (74.6 - 81.8, n=7)	79.1 fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	78.2 fps ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X	77.8 fps ∼89%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	74.6 fps ∼85%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	82.5 fps ∼100%
Average of class (0.97 - 360, n=511)	79.5 fps ∼96%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	79.3 fps ∼96%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (72.4 - 82.5, n=7)	78.9 fps ∼96%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	77.1 fps ∼93%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	74.6 fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	72.4 fps ∼88%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	206.8 fps ∼100%
Average of class (0.98 - 400, n=511)	53.7 fps ∼26%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	28.85 fps ∼14%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	28.51 fps ∼14%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (19.6 - 28.9, n=7)	23.6 fps ∼11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	23.16 fps ∼11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	22.74 fps ∼11%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	137 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	115.3 fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	115.1 fps ∼84%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (110.3 - 115.3, n=7)	112.5 fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	110.9 fps ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	110.8 fps ∼81%
Average of class (2.63 - 459, n=499)	89.7 fps ∼65%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	79.6 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	51 fps ∼64%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	50.1 fps ∼63%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (42.5 - 51, n=7)	47.9 fps ∼60%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	46.31 fps ∼58%
Average of class (0.58 - 347, n=501)	46.2 fps ∼58%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	45.66 fps ∼57%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Average of class (2.09 - 367, n=510)	99.8 fps ∼100%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (74.5 - 105.4, n=7)	89.9 fps ∼90%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	84.1 fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	80.3 fps ∼80%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	79.7 fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	76.1 fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	74.5 fps ∼75%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	19.78 fps ∼100%
Average of class (0.04 - 112, n=501)	13.4 fps ∼68%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	12.64 fps ∼64%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	12.16 fps ∼61%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	12.13 fps ∼61%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (5.21 - 12.7, n=7)	11.4 fps ∼58%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	5.21 fps ∼26%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	75.4 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	62.5 fps ∼83%
Average of class (0.91 - 204, n=512)	61.9 fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	60.8 fps ∼81%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (52.1 - 62.5, n=7)	57.7 fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	53.5 fps ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	52.1 fps ∼69%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	158.6 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	157.1 fps ∼99%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (150.6 - 162.2, n=7)	155.7 fps ∼98%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	151.3 fps ∼95%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	150.6 fps ∼95%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	100.3 fps ∼63%
Average of class (4.56 - 536, n=508)	96.6 fps ∼61%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Average of class (11 - 571, n=296)	194.4 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	151.9 fps ∼78%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (128.9 - 158.9, n=7)	145.1 fps ∼75%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	144.5 fps ∼74%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	136.1 fps ∼70%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	130.8 fps ∼67%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	128.9 fps ∼66%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average of class (3.69 - 323, n=389)	116.2 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	100.5 fps ∼86%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (92.8 - 113, n=7)	100.4 fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	97 fps ∼83%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	95.4 fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	92.8 fps ∼80%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	82.1 fps ∼71%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	370.9 fps ∼100%
Average of class (1.76 - 725, n=386)	124.8 fps ∼34%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	51.5 fps ∼14%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	51.4 fps ∼14%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (37 - 51.5, n=7)	42.8 fps ∼12%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	41.72 fps ∼11%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	41.07 fps ∼11%
Showcase (showcase-02)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	136.8 fps ∼100%
Average of class (4.99 - 459, n=378)	117 fps ∼86%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	115.4 fps ∼84%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	115 fps ∼84%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (108.2 - 118, n=7)	112.6 fps ∼82%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	110.9 fps ∼81%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	108.2 fps ∼79%
Medical (medical-02)
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	71.4 fps ∼100%
Average of class (1.96 - 372, n=380)	69.5 fps ∼97%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (30.9 - 73.8, n=7)	51.9 fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	38.31 fps ∼54%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	38.09 fps ∼53%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	34.83 fps ∼49%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	30.86 fps ∼43%
Maya (maya-05)
Average of class (15.7 - 838, n=387)	255 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	236.5 fps ∼93%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (195.6 - 217, n=7)	204 fps ∼80%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	200.7 fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	199.5 fps ∼78%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	196.1 fps ∼77%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	195.6 fps ∼77%
Energy (energy-02)
Average of class (0.21 - 365, n=375)	32.6 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	32.46 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	22.98 fps ∼70%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	22.77 fps ∼70%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (7.55 - 23.9, n=7)	20 fps ∼61%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	15.2 fps ∼47%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	7.55 fps ∼23%
Creo (creo-02)
Average of class (1.68 - 613, n=386)	197.5 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	185.2 fps ∼94%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	109.5 fps ∼55%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (107.1 - 112, n=7)	109.4 fps ∼55%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	109.2 fps ∼55%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	108.9 fps ∼55%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	107.1 fps ∼54%
Catia (catia-05)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	236 fps ∼100%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (225 - 251, n=7)	236 fps ∼100%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	233.5 fps ∼99%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	228.3 fps ∼97%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	225.1 fps ∼95%
Average of class (17.4 - 825, n=386)	191.9 fps ∼81%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	161.4 fps ∼68%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average of class (10.8 - 573, n=387)	184.4 fps ∼100%
NVIDIA Titan X Pascal AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	153.4 fps ∼83%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (130.4 - 159.6, n=7)	145.7 fps ∼79%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX	140.8 fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X	140.6 fps ∼76%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i7-9700K	131 fps ∼71%
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Intel Core i5-9600K	130.4 fps ∼71%

3DMark 03 Standard		181026 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		39866 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		53830 points
3DMark 11 Performance		22568 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		210675 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		33328 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		18253 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		9567 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		7009 points
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... in comparison

Intel Core i5-9600K & the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64

	low	med.	high	ultra	4K
The Witcher 3 (2015)	332	232	131	79	48
Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)	291	198	122	94	51
Battlefield 1 (2016)	200	199	161	145	63
Assassin´s Creed Origins (2017)	95	80	76	68	33
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	163	92	61		28
Far Cry 5 (2018)	146	124	116	111	45
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	183	113	103	88	31
Forza Horizon 4 (2018)	236	171	161	131	68
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey (2018)	95	88	79	60	31

Application Performance

The Core i5-9600K finished in the midfield of our PCMark 10 comparison table behind the Ryzen 5 2600. The Coffee Lake processor performed comparatively better in the older PCMark 8 though with the Ryzen APUs slipping down our comparison table.

Our test Core i5-9600K consistently performed well during our time with the CPU, and we experienced no issues or prolonged wait times. However, you will notice the lack of threads if you run numerous programs simultaneously or if you primarily work in multithreaded applications. We would recommend considering an AMD or Intel processor with a higher core or thread count than the Core i5-9600K if you need a CPU for either of those scenarios, but our review CPU is a great budget gaming processor.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7764 Points ∼100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7451 Points ∼96%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7337 Points ∼95%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	7285 Points ∼94%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7035 Points ∼91%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7018 Points ∼90%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6797 Points ∼88%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6465 Points ∼83%
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6432 Points ∼83%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	6261 Points ∼81%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	6150 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5801 Points ∼75%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5481 Points ∼71%

PCMark 8
Work Score Accelerated v2
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5975 Points ∼100%
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5325 Points ∼89%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5168 Points ∼86%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4983 Points ∼83%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4891 Points ∼82%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4821 Points ∼81%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4750 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4735 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4724 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4633 Points ∼78%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4598 Points ∼77%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4534 Points ∼76%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	4520 Points ∼76%
Creative Score Accelerated v2
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8794 Points ∼100%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8604 Points ∼98%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8344 Points ∼95%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8217 Points ∼93%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	8166 Points ∼93%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	8110 Points ∼92%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	8057 Points ∼92%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7948 Points ∼90%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7859 Points ∼89%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7774 Points ∼88%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7711 Points ∼88%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7626 Points ∼87%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	7297 Points ∼83%
Home Score Accelerated v2
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	5523 Points ∼100%
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	5239 Points ∼95%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4859 Points ∼88%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4740 Points ∼86%
Intel Core i7-8700K NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop)	4648 Points ∼84%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4483 Points ∼81%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4392 Points ∼80%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal	4367 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4359 Points ∼79%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4311 Points ∼78%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4209 Points ∼76%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	4170 Points ∼76%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	3992 Points ∼72%

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

Emissions

The Intel Core i5-9600K during a stress test

The Core i5-9600K has a 95 W TDP just like its Coffee Lake siblings. However, power consumption rises significantly when power-saving modes are disabled in the BIOS, which we have covered extensively in our Core i7-9700K and Core i9-9900K reviews. It is also worth noting that Intel bases the Core i5-9600K on the same die as its Coffee Lake siblings, but only six of the die’s eight physical cores are active.

The Core i5-9600K consumes a whopping 134 W less power in a CB R15 Multi benchmark. Meanwhile, the processor consumes 61.8 W at idle, which is on par with its Core i7 counterpart. The same applies when gaming, where power consumption rises to 363.7 W while playing The Witcher 3 at 1080p on Ultra, which is less than 3 W lower than what the considerably more powerful Core i9-9900K consumes. In short, all three Coffee Lake CPUs have roughly the same power consumption when gaming.

We also subjected the Core i5-9600K to a stress test, during which it easily maintained 4.3 GHz across all cores, while core temperatures reached 73 °C. HWiNFO also reported the CPU as consuming 74 W on average, albeit it briefly hit 79 W.

Caseking graciously supplied us with an Advanced Pretested Edition of the Core i5-9600K to compare its performance against the normal version, and the results are impressive. The de-lidded processor can achieve a stable 5.1 GHz across all cores, which is a 500 MHz boost over stock speeds.

Power consumption of our test system

While playing The Witcher 3 (at 1080p on the ultra preset)

Power Consumption
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	378 (375^min - 380^max) Watt * ∼100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	272.9 (275^min) Watt * ∼72%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	263 Watt * ∼70%
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) (Idle: 63.4 W)	243 Watt * ∼64%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (Idle: 74.3 W)	219.2 Watt * ∼58%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	203.2 (197^min - 205^max) Watt * ∼54%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	202.6 (190^min - 207^max) Watt * ∼54%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	164.4 (159.3^min - 165.75^max) Watt * ∼43%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	149.5 Watt * ∼40%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	143.2 Watt * ∼38%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	134.3 (132^min - 136^max) Watt * ∼36%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	134 (132^min - 135^max) Watt * ∼35%
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	441 (382^min - 475^max) Watt * ∼100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	421 Watt * ∼95%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	411 Watt * ∼93%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (Idle: 74.3 W)	408 Watt * ∼93%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	398.2 (345^min - 444^max) Watt * ∼90%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	396.5 (376^min - 415^max) Watt * ∼90%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	378.2 Watt * ∼86%
Intel Core i9-7900X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) (99 fps, Idle: 63.4 W)	373 Watt * ∼85%
Intel Core i9-9900K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (80 fps)	366.1 Watt * ∼83%
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	365.3 (316^min - 388^max) Watt * ∼83%
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	363.7 (403^min) Watt * ∼82%
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Radeon RX Vega 64	354.4 (301^min - 378^max) Watt * ∼80%

* ... smaller is better

Overclocking

The Core i5-9600K has an unlocked multiplier, which means that it is open to some overclocking, with the Z390 motherboard giving us the perfect opportunity to do so. We achieved a stable 4.8 GHz across all cores with our test CPU, but we only managed to do so by increasing the voltage to 1.35 V. Correspondingly, power consumption rose to 96 W at idle, and core temperatures breached the 100 °C mark, at which point the CPU thermal throttled to prevent itself from overheating. Other efforts resulted in a 10% boost to CB R15 Multi benchmarks scores though, which rose to 1,212 points.

Overall, the Core i5-9600K is overclockable, although you may have to reduce the voltage and clock speed to prevent the CPU from thermal throttling as our test sample did. We would also recommend pairing the processor with a cooler that can handle the additional heat generated. The Caseking preselected processors should also achieve higher CB R15 scores too.

Power consumption at idle with the Core i5-9600K running at 4.8 GHz

Power consumption during a Cinebench R15 multithreaded benchmark with the Core i5-9600K running at 4.8 GHz

The Intel Core i5-9600K running at 4.8 GHz and 1.35 V

The Intel Core i5-9600K running at 4.8 GHz and 1.35 V during a stress test

Verdict

The Intel Core i5-9600K desktop CPU review. Test device courtesy of Caseking.de.

The Intel Core i5-9600K is a good choice for gamers who are looking to put together an Intel system on a budget. The Ryzen 7 2700 remains the cheaper option and packs in two more cores with 10 additional threads, but it also performs around 15% worse in games than its Coffee Lake competitor.

We would not recommend the Core i5-9600K if you need a workhorse CPU though as its lack of Hyper-Threading makes it fall far short in multithreaded applications than AMD and Intel processors with higher thread counts.

The Intel Core i5-9600K is a fast hexa-core CPU that is ideal for gamers on a budget.

We also liked that the CPU consumed considerably less power than the Core i7-9700K. You will need a decent cooler if you plan to overclock the Core i5-9600K as core temperatures can exceed 100 °C. The Core i5-9600K offers almost the same performance as its significantly more expensive sibling, the Intel Core i9-9900K, at high resolutions though, which underlines how impressive the baby Coffee Lake processor is as a gaming CPU.

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Sebastian Bade, 2019-01-27 (Update: 2019-01-27)