Intel Core i5-9600KF

Specifications Benchmarks Synonyms

Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 9000
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
9
Name
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i5-10600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
6
CPU Threads
6
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4.3 GHz

Internal Graphics

GPU name
None
Graphics verification source
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
No
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
128 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR4-2666
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
100 °C
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Coffee Lake S Refresh
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
9 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1/2019
Socket
LGA 1151-2
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

150 place
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

195 place
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

146 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

209 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

90 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

256 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

208 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

301 place
Monero Hashrate kH/s

90 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

78 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

18 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

147 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

9 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

139 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

272 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-9600KF with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1276

Intel Core i5-9600KF

1284

Intel Core i9-9900K

1281

Intel Core i9-7980XE

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

7301

Intel Core i5-9600KF

7455

Intel Core i7-10850H

7339

Intel Core i5-8600K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

475

Intel Core i5-9600KF

477

Intel Core i3-10320

476

Intel Core i3-9350K

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

2643

Intel Core i5-9600KF

2653

Intel Core i7-9750H

2652

AMD Ryzen 5 3500

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

204

Intel Core i5-9600KF

206

Intel Core i3-10320

206

Intel Xeon W-2235

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1165

Intel Core i5-9600KF

1181

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

1173

Intel Xeon Gold 6128

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1288

Intel Core i5-9600KF

1299

Intel Core i9-10980HK

1296

Intel Core i7-10850H

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5856

Intel Core i5-9600KF

5874

Intel Core i7-1165G7

5870

Intel Core i5-10400

All the benchmark results

Monero Hashrate kH/s

Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.5 kH/s

Intel Core i5-9600KF

3.75 kH/s

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.75 kH/s

Intel Core i5-10400

All the benchmark results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

315.5 s

Intel Core i5-9600KF

309.5 s

AMD A10-6800K

313 s

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

5065

Intel Core i5-9600KF

5130

Intel Core i7-7700K

5110

Intel Core i5-9600

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

23045

Intel Core i5-9600KF

23765

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

23660

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

2.45

Intel Core i5-9600KF

2.51

Intel Core i7-9700K

2.48

Intel Core i7-8700K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

12.3

Intel Core i5-9600KF

12.45

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

12.36

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

13480

Intel Core i5-9600KF

13540

Intel Core i7-9750H

13513

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3

All the benchmark results

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark