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Intel Core i5 9600 Cpu
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Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
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2 editorial reviews
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1366
Component forPCPCServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz2.93 GHz
Max turbo speed4.6 GHz4.6 GHz3.33 GHz
Number of cores666
Number of threads6612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Idle statesyesyesyes
Bus type
N/A
DMI3QPI

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnono
TypeIntel UHD Graphics 630Not available
N/A
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
N/A

Memory

Cache9 MB9 MB12 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
Maximum internal memory supported by processor128.0 GB128.0 GB288.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s32.0 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualTriple

Thermals

Cooler includednono
N/A
Thermal specification212.0 °F212.0 °F178.34 °F

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesno
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
N/A
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability1S1S
N/A

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