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IntelBX80684I59600KF
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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.60 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

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6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.70 GHz, 95 W.
Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Game EFps  
+4%
CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max 		298 EFps Slightly Better CSGO EFps.
+6% 		280 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max 		108 EFps 110 EFps +2%
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max 		138 EFps 138 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max 		137 EFps +1% 135 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max 		149 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+12% 		133 EFps
Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 115,387 user samples
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50,265 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 90% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 90% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 91st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
65,122 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 102% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 81% Great: 102%
SPEED RANK: 122nd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		97.8 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5% 		93.2 %
Average Score 
+12%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		93.1 Pts +2% 91.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		142 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+6% 		134 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		282 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6% 		267 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		550 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6% 		521 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		981 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+43% 		686 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+8%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		97.4 Pts +1% 96.4 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		153 Pts +1% 151 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		305 Pts +1% 303 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		605 Pts +1% 597 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1114 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+38% 		808 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+24%
Market Share
Based on 67,713,788 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.19 % 0.19 %
Value
Value For Money 		96.2 % 105 % Slightly better value.
+9%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		55 % 82 % Much more popular.
+49%
Price
Price (score) 		$295 $180 Much cheaper.
+39%
Nice To Haves 
+65%
Age
Newest 		60+ Months 60+ Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1594 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+90% 		838 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1457 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+105% 		712 Pts
Specifications 
Cache
Cache 		16 MB SmartCache 9 MB SmartCache
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		5.00 GHz 4.60 GHz
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 97.8%
Average Bench 93.2%
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The iGPU-less i9-9900K. Comes with nearly same specs as original i9-9900K but without iGPU could be a better overclocker than the original ones and enthusiast gamers probably don't need iGPU when they have high end discrete GPU. [Dec '19 ColdSpy]

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My favorite CPU of all time after the Core i3-8100 that I upgraded it from, to this, the amazing Core i5-9600KF, that has no problem being soft overclocked to 4.8 GHz on all cores with no stability or heat issues. I just love it and I have been using and don't plan on upgrading it anytime soon. What a beast! [Jun '23 therealmustii]

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