Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Entry-level
Intel Coffee Lake Refresh desktop processor released in 2018 — 6 cores, 6 threads, boosting to 4.6 GHz on socket LGA1151.
Gaming index
52 / 100
Cores / Threads
6 / 6
Max boost
4.6 GHz
L3 cache
9 MB
Faster in games than 5% of the 66 CPUs we track
i5-9600K specifications
| Family | Coffee Lake Refresh |
|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1151 |
| Release year | 2018 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Threads | 6 |
| Base clock | 3.7 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | 9 MB |
| TDP (base) | 95 W |
| Integrated graphics | UHD 630 |
| Launch MSRP | $262 |
| Est. gaming index | 52 / 100 |
| Est. multi-core index | 17 / 100 |
| Est. single-core index | 51 / 100 |
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Specifications from manufacturer reference data. Performance indexes are estimates based on publicly available benchmarks; real-world results vary by workload and configuration.