We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Compare 3 products

Close
Intel Core i5 9600KF Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600KF
Close
Intel Core i7 9700KF Cpu
Intel Core i7 9700KF
Close
Intel Core i9 9900 Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900
Editiorial reviews
2
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
Read editorial reviews
6
4.3 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
3
3 editorial reviews
A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
More cores, higher frequencies, and performance-boosting Solder TIM place the Core i9-9900K ahead of the pack. Just be prepared to pay for it.Read more
Read editorial reviews
User rating
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
53 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
30
4.4 out of 5
30 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
N/A
Operating modes64-bit64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed4.6 GHz4.9 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores688
Number of threads6816
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI3
N/A
Idle statesyesyes
N/A

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternono
N/A
TypeNot availableNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz

Memory

Cache9 MB12 MB16 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
N/A
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor128.0 GB128.0 GB
N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A

Thermals

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

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
N/A
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
N/A
Execute disable bityesyes
N/A
Scalability1S1S
N/A

Often compared with Intel Core i5 9600KF

Often compared with Intel Core i7 9700KF

Often compared with Intel Core i9 9900