Intel Core i5-9600K vs Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i5-9600K ► remove from comparison
The Intel Core i5-9600K is a high end desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture. It offers an open multiplicator for easy overclocking and integrates 6 cores (no Hyperthreading therefore also 6 threads) clocked at 3.7 - 4.6 GHz and it needs a new Z390 based mainboard. It is manufactured in the second iteration of the improved 14nm process (14nm++).
Compared to the older Core i5-8600K, the 9600K offers about 10 to 15% higher performance. As the CPU still offers 6 cores and threads, the improvements are mostly due to the higher clock speeds. As a fast mid range desktop CPU, the i5-9600K is suited even for very demanding applications and perfect for 3D gaming.
The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics card is clocked at up to 1.15 GHz and offers no advantage compared to previous generations. As it is a very low end GPU, only some low demanding games like Hearthstone can be played with it (see GPU page for benchmarks).
Intel specifies the TDP at 95 Watt, so if the CPU is used in laptops a big and chunky cooling system is needed to avoid throttling and lower clock speeds under sustained loads. When overclocking the CPU, the power consumption can easily rise up to 150 Watt and higher.
Intel Core i9-9900K ► remove from comparison
The Intel Core i9-9900K is a high end desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture. At the time of announcement in late 2018, the 9900K is the fastest Coffee Lake CPU and offers an open multiplicator for easy overclocking. The CPU integrates 8 cores (16 threads) clocked at 3.6 - 5 GHz and it needs a new Z390 based mainboard.
Thanks to the two additional cores, the performance in multi-threaded applications is up to 25 % faster than the older Core i7-8700K. The single thread performance is only slightly faster due to the higher clock speeds. As a high end desktop CPU, the i9-9900K is suited even for very demanding applications and perfect for 3D gaming.
The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics card is clocked at up to 1.2 GHz and offers no advantage compared to previous generations. As it is a very low end GPU, only some low demanding games like Hearthstone can be played with it (see GPU page for benchmarks).
Intel specifies the TDP at 95 Watt, so if the CPU is used in laptops a big and chunky cooling system is needed to avoid throttling and lower clock speeds under sustained loads. When overclocking the CPU, the power consumption can easily rise up to 200 Watt and higher.
Model Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i9-9900K Series Intel Coffee Lake Intel Coffee Lake Codename Coffee Lake-R Coffee Lake-R Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-R Clock 3700 - 4600 MHz 3600 - 5000 MHz L1 Cache 512 KB 512 KB L2 Cache 1.5 MB 2 MB L3 Cache 9 MB 16 MB Cores / Threads 6 / 6 8 / 16 TDP 95 Watt 95 Watt Technology 14++ nm 14++ nm Die Size 178 mm2 178 mm2 max. Temp. 100 °C 100 °C Socket FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151 Features Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro iGPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)Architecture x86 x86 $262 U.S. $488 U.S. Announced Manufacturer ark.intel.com www.intel.de
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-9900K
37.2 pt (52%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
12397 Points (12%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1280 Points (54%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 495 avg: 502 median: 502 (56%) max: 509 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4816 avg: 4871 median: 4871 (12%) max: 4926 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1094 Points (7%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 1094
min: 1623 avg: 1939 median: 1979 (12%) max: 2040 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
193 Points (58%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 193
min: 203 avg: 210.6 median: 212 (64%) max: 218 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11 Points (14%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 10.98
min: 17.37 avg: 20.7 median: 21.4 (28%) max: 21.76 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (56%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 2.24
min: 2.33 avg: 2.4 median: 2.4 (59%) max: 2.44 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7205 Points (44%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 7205
min: 7786 avg: 7924 median: 7933 (48%) max: 8042 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
33950 Points (25%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 33950
min: 36683 avg: 45846 median: 48778.5 (35%) max: 49142 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
39494 Points (27%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 39494
min: 63009 avg: 63708 median: 63976 (44%) max: 64138 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9318 Points (11%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 9318
min: 10167 avg: 10218 median: 10192 (12%) max: 10294 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
176.2 s (2%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 176.2
min: 85.6 avg: 91.9 median: 91.3 (1%) max: 98.7 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6 s (1%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 6.033
min: 3.276 avg: 4 median: 3.6 (1%) max: 5.203 s
5903 Points (9%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 5903
min: 7315 avg: 7775 median: 7633 (12%) max: 8518 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 43248 avg: 48207 median: 48207 (28%) max: 53166 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5311 avg: 5411 median: 5410.5 (65%) max: 5510 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
68.8 fps (24%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 68.8
min: 90.9 avg: 110 median: 114.3 (40%) max: 120.5 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
250 fps (58%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 250
min: 252.7 avg: 260.9 median: 260.5 (60%) max: 270 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
8 fps (14%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 8.02
min: 12.36 avg: 14.8 median: 15.8 (28%) max: 16.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (0%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 0.43
min: 0.8 avg: 1.1 median: 1.2 (0%) max: 1.2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.6 GB/s (11%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 0.629
min: 1.3 avg: 1.8 median: 1.9 (33%) max: 2 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.6 GB/s (15%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 5.6
min: 7.8 avg: 10.4 median: 11.1 (29%) max: 11.5 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
444.4 Seconds (3%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 444.4
min: 219.2 avg: 239.7 median: 223.8 (2%) max: 276.1 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
10974 Points (23%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 10974
min: 10312 avg: 13253 median: 14281.5 (30%) max: 14409 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.7 s (2%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 7.739
min: 7.545 avg: 7.7 median: 7.7 (2%) max: 7.823 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.4 s (1%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 17.44
min: 16.73 avg: 17 median: 16.9 (1%) max: 17.25 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
421.1 s (2%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 421.1
min: 413.8 avg: 429.5 median: 432.2 (2%) max: 440 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
37593 Points (33%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 37593
min: 58733 avg: 65154 median: 65153.5 (57%) max: 71574 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
11938 Points (32%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 11938
min: 16598 avg: 17566 median: 17264 (47%) max: 19169 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
78929 Points (64%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 78929
min: 64697 avg: 67569 median: 67554.5 (55%) max: 72059 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
78531 Points (64%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 78531
min: 67420 avg: 68874 median: 67813 (55%) max: 72450 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
80235 Points (68%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 80235
min: 67259 avg: 68959 median: 68173.5 (57%) max: 72229 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
9031 Points (23%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 9031
min: 16435 avg: 17955 median: 17969 (45%) max: 18694 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
13701 Points (24%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 13701
min: 21585 avg: 24141 median: 24497.5 (44%) max: 25010 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6071 Points (26%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 6071
min: 9413 avg: 10630 median: 10593 (45%) max: 11298 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1217 Points (51%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 1217
1300 Points (55%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
5855 Points (10%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 5855
8845 Points (16%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5916 Points (59%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 5916
min: 6014 avg: 6113 median: 6049 (60%) max: 6339 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
23810 Points (27%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 23810
min: 26616 avg: 31703 median: 32981 (37%) max: 34233 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 919 avg: 937 median: 924 (1%) max: 968 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
71 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 38473 avg: 40081 median: 40081 (36%) max: 41689 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
145.9 Watt (25%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 145.9
202 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
134 Watt (24%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 134
203.2 Watt (37%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
8.2 Points per Watt (6%)
Model CPU GPU RAM Value Intel Core i5-9600K, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 i5-9600K RX Vega 64 1630 / 945 MHz 8 GB 16 GB 8.16
10 Points per Watt (7%)
Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9600K → 100% n=34 Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-9900K → 142% n=34
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