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IntelBX80646I54690
▲ 9229,910 ▼

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

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▲ 545,352 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Effective Speed 
+39%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 394,889 user samples
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321,194 User Benchmarks
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: 120th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
73,695 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 459th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		93.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+39% 		67.1 %
Average Score 
+56%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		91 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12% 		81.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		135 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+40% 		96.1 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		268 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+42% 		189 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		525 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+72% 		306 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		688 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+112% 		324 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+53%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96.5 Pts +4% 93.2 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+44% 		106 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		306 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+46% 		209 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		604 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+58% 		382 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		822 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+112% 		387 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+237%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		1.04 % Hugely higher market share.
+940% 		0.1 %
Value
Value For Money 		109 % +3% 106 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		92 % Much more popular.
+70% 		54 %
Price
Price (score) 		$155 $52 Much cheaper.
+66%
Nice To Haves 
+48%
Age
Newest 		66 Months Much more recent.
+45% 		119 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 84 Watts More energy efficient.
+12%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36% 		22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.7 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6% 		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		848 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+119% 		388 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		717 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+119% 		327 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Coffee Lake Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		UHD 630 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q4'18 Q2'14
Cache
Cache 		9 MB SmartCache 6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		14 nm 22 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$262.00 - $263.00 $213.00 - $224.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		4.60 GHz 3.9 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification 		PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		64 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4-2666 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		41.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.15 GHz 1.2 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory 		64 GB 2 GB
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI 		Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		3.0 Up to 3.0

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 93.2%
Average Bench 67.1%
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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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The Core i5-4690 is Intel's latest and greatest locked Core-i5. This CPU will suit serious gamers that don't plan on overclocking. The 4690 replaces the 4670 and shares exactly the same specs aside from base and turbo clock bumps of 100 MHz. The 100 MHz clock bump results in barely noticeable real world performance improvements and, if anything, makes the older 4670 more attractive as suppliers reduce prices to try to clear stocks. For regular desktop use such as email, surfing, and listening to music, this CPU is overkill and there is far better value amongst lower powered and significantly cheaper CPUs but for gamers and moderate power users the 4690 is a good locked option. [Jun '14 CPUPro]

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