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IntelBX80684I59600K
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▲ 9130,313 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2018.

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▲ 5011 ▼
  

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.66 GHz, Pineview.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Effective Speed 
+334%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 322,489 user samples
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Best Bench: 103% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 82% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 82% Great: 103%
SPEED RANK: 138th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
1,295 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 26% Base clock 1.65 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 11% Base clock 1.65 GHz
Poor: 11% Great: 26%
SPEED RANK: 1440th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 22%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+334% 		21.5 %
Average Score 
+1,964%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts Hugely lower memory latency.
+129% 		39.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts Insanely faster single-core speed.
+1,967% 		6.53 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts Insanely faster dual-core speed.
+2,061% 		12.4 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Insanely faster quad-core speed.
+2,486% 		20.3 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts Insanely faster octa-core speed.
+3,176% 		21 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+1,972%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts Hugely lower OC memory latency.
+90% 		50.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Insanely faster OC single-core speed.
+1,996% 		7.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts Insanely faster OC dual-core speed.
+1,996% 		14.6 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts Insanely faster OC quad-core speed.
+2,438% 		23.8 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts Insanely faster OC octa-core speed.
+3,339% 		23.9 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.18 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞% 		0 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		91 % Hugely more popular.
+82% 		50 %
Nice To Haves 
+2,242%
Age
Newest 		73 Months Much more recent.
+43% 		129+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts Insanely faster OC 64-core speed.
+3,433% 		24 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts Insanely faster 64-core speed.
+3,250% 		21.4 Pts
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'18 Q1'11
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 1 MB L2
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 45 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$262.00 - $263.00 N/A
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 2.5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 2 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 1
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Integrated
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency 		350 MHz 200 MHz
Package Size
Package Size 		37.5mm x 37.5mm 22mm x 22mm
Virtualization Tech (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ 		Yes No
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		2.0 No
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 21.5%

The hex-core i5-9600K is third in Intel’s line-up of 9th generation Coffee Lake CPUs. It has a TDP of 95W and requires an aftermarket cooler (such as the $20 GAMMAXX 400). The 9600K was designed to be overclocked. Once this is enabled in the BIOS (requires a Z-series motherboard), the 9600K runs 10% faster. In terms of performance, the i5-9600K is almost unbeatable for desktop users and it has sufficient multi-core performance to handle all but the most demanding workstation tasks. For CPU encoding (Cinebench, Blender, Handbrake etc.) the Ryzen 3000 series offers great 64-core performance. For example the overclocked Ryzen 3600 is approximately 13% worse for gaming, desktop and normal consumer workloads but it is 27% faster for 64-core processing. CPU encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn, encoding tasks are far better performed by dedicated hardware such an NVENC or QuickSync. At stock clocks the i5-9600K is around 8% slower than Intel’s flagship i9-9900K but when both are overclocked, the 9600K closes the gaming gap to within two or three percent. Considering that the 9900K is the fastest gaming processor available, and almost twice the price of the 9600K, this is no small feat. The i5-9600K is aimed squarely at gamers who are not willing to compromise on performance but don't want to pay more than they need to. [Oct '18 CPUPro]

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Small, low power chip with four threads designed for everyday computing like word processing and web browsing. Limited in design by its slow front side bus speed of 667MHz single-channel RAM with a max capacity of 2GB, it will work best with lightweight systems like Ubuntu / Linux and Windows 7. Despite its age and low power design those two hyperthreaded cores are more than capable of seamless tasking, just don't try too much at once. Youtube in 480p is just fine, and given the tiny 10" screen most of these CPU's are bundled in you won't need much more than that anyway. Gaming? Not much is going to happen here, given the integrated GMA 3150 chip. Updates for these things stopped long ago so unless you want to get funky with some hacked drivers you won't get much action there. Still, older titles from the late 90's should be playable with low resolutions and settings. Think Halflife, Max Payne, Age of Empires, Starcraft and Diablo 2 and you'll have realistic expectations. Overall, a good (if limited) budget CPU for basic everyday use. [May '20 boingk]

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