Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
$258.34
Price: ($258.34 / 100 g)
(as of Dec 27, 2024 14:54:59 UTC – Details)
Specifications Mfr Part Number: BX80684I59600K model: Intel Core i5-9600k processor Core name: coffee Lake Core count: 6 thread count: 6 clock speed: 3.7 GHz max Turbo Frequency: 4.6 GHz Smart Cache: 9 MB DMI3: 8.0 gt/s lithography: 14 nm socket: LGA 1151 Max thermal design Power: 95 W memory Type: DDR4-2666 processor graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics base frequency: 350 MHz graphics Max dynamic frequency: 1.15 GHz max CPU configuration: 1 advanced technologies: Intel Optane Memory Supported Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 technology Intel vPro platform technology Intel virtualization technology (VT-x) Intel virtualization technology for directed I/O (vt-d) Intel tsx-ni Intel 64 instruction set 64-bit instruction set extensions – Intel SSE4.1, Intel‚ SSE4.2, Intel‚ Avx2 idle States enhanced Intel speed step technology thermal monitoring technologies Intel identity protection technology Intel stable image platform program (SIPP) Intel AES new instructions secure Key Intel software Guard extensions (Intel SGX) Intel memory protection extensions (Intel MPX) Intel OS Guard Intel trusted execution technology execute disable bit Intel boot Guard. Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4) = 4096×2304@24Hz; Max resolution (DP) = 4096×2304@60Hz; Max resolution (eDP – Integrated Flat Panel) = 4096×2304@60Hz.
6 Cores / 6 Threads
3.70 GHz up to 4.60 GHz / 9 MB Cache
Compatible only with Motherboards based on Intel 300 Series Chipsets
Intel Optane Memory Supported
Intel UHD Graphics 630
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Customers find the computer processor fast and good for gaming. They say it runs smoothly on high settings, is a great value for money, and performs better than other options. Many are satisfied with its ease of installation and overclocking capability. However, some customers disagree on whether it’s a good option for casual gaming or high-end gaming.
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P. C. –
Intel Core i5 does it again…
I have been building my own gaming pc’s since 2011. In an effort to save a few $$, I opt to use the i5 vs the i7 and go for a higher end graphics card. While this may not be the optimal choice for most gamers, it has been a good working strategy for me.The gaming pc’s I have built have been serviceable for as long as 5 years, with my last one retired utilizing an i5 3570K which my wife had been using when I upgraded my system in 2017 toan i5 7600K.Both of these sysytems rocked gaming for me, never a problem, glitch, slowing of frame rates etc.When the 3570K system started having some motherboard issues, I rebuilt a pc for my wife integrating the bulk of my 2017 i5 7600k build into it. She has a blazing fast pc and is quite content with it.Filling the void, I built my current system with the Core i5 9600K, using a 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 ssd as the main drive and a Samsung 1TB evo ssd for secondary. This is the fastest pc I have ever owned, with remarkably fast boot up and loading speads. The M.2 ssd makes boot time from the appearance of the bios screen to Windows between 4.2 seconds the fastest and 4.8 seconds being the slowest…remarkable.Gameplay is fantastic. I mostly play FPS & 3rd person shooters, and a few other type games like the Tomb Raider series. It may of course be my imagination, but evrything appears to be faster, more sharp and extremely fluid. I’ sold on this cpu!I would definitely recommend it.Pros: Everything!Cons: None!
Lil dale –
Very satisfied with this cpu
I went from an i3 to this cup and itâs a lot better when gaming. This is a good cpu specifically if youâre on a budget.
Gil –
Super Solid CPU
Got this little guy OC’d to 5ghz stable at 1.34V (doing some research it seems like anything over 1.4 can shorten the lifespan) and it handles anything I can throw at it gamingwise, pulls 60fps in emulators like cemu and rpcs3 no problem. Heat dispersion is amazing. Not even using a watercooled setup, I literally slapped my old hyper 212 evo on this thing with a tube of 10 year old artic silver 5 and 6 months later it STILL doesn’t go above 70C even when stress testing and doesn’t even hit 60 at normal load when gaming. Video rendering is solid too, but if you are really big on that you could probably do better with the extra cores of an i7 or i9. But if you’re mostly just looking to play games then this baby will serve you well for a very long time at a great value.
Sandman3 –
For a Future Upgrade
This unit was purchased to go into a 9th generation LGA 1151 motherboard to upgrade a PC to Windows 11 Pro. It is still in the box until that motherboard is purchased. I consider it a good buy for that purpose considering they are getting harder to find.
Southerntiger –
Best Bang for the Buck
I have all 3 9th gen chips in various machines. i9 9900ks, i7 9700k, and this i5 9600k. I have all of the OC to 5ghz sync’d on all cores. I am telling you that on a z390 mobo there is no better value than the i5. I was actually grouchy about how well this thing did compared to my i9 considering how much more it cost. I put it in a gaming PC build for my 12 year old son (pictures attached) and it is KILLING it all day long. Paired with a 2070 super I think is the best value in PC gaming, even with the 10th gen intel out. 6 cores, no waiting. Definitely recommended for the price, so long as you can do a basic 5g overclock, which there are plenty of videos our there to show you how. On that note I recommend an ASUS Motherboard for the very easy to use BIOS in this matter.
Desmond –
Great gaming CPU but better options with Ryzen for $200
Intel does one thing really well all the time. And that single core performance. The i-5 has a super crazy high clock speed, with turbo or manual overclocking. So for $200 you can really get a lot out of this chip.In my experience, mainly using this chip as a workstation CPU, I find that it’s a little lackluster especially for 4K video editing but that’s just due to the nature of it being a more or less budget CPU. If you want the best bang for the buck, then the AMD Ryzen 5/7 line can be had for a lesser price (or same price for a ryzen 7) and you will have much better threading performance which is very useful for video editing and rendering.As a gaming PC, this thing rang SWBF2 at ultra setting without a hiccup thanks to a beast graphics card so no complaints as a casual gaming chip.Overall, if you are not buying a motherboard that can over clock this CPU, you’re wasting your money. The i-5 shines when you start boosting it. Especially for gaming and tasks that don’t require multiple cores for optimized usage. Be warned it does run a little hot because of it’s high voltage and the fans will start spinning fast early.Be sure to buy a silent fan or don’t go cheap on water coolers with cheap fans.
R. Gordon –
Can’t go wrong with Intel
This review is for: Intel Core i5-9600K processor. I previously owned an i5-4670K on an ASUS Z97-A Motherboard. This 9600 is it’s replacement along with an ASUS PRIME Z390-A Motherboard. Temps are great…idle around 30 celsius and under load no more than 55 Celsius. PC does everything I need and a little more with this processor.I will note: THIS CPU DOES NOT COME WITH A COOLING FAN! My previous i5 had come with a fan and I expected this to come with one as I did not see it listed as CPU only no fan. Well there’s no Fan but that’s ok because I had already bought a Noctua cooler to go with it anyway. They have the best mounting system I’ve ever seen hands down! From what I’ve seen most CPU’s no longer come with a fan anyway…which I didn’t really know prior. So if you buy this or any other intel CPU make sure it has a cooler or buy one with it!This CPU, like any i5, is great for pretty much anything including gaming but it does have it’s limits. I overclocked it to 5.0ghz and I’m pretty sure I could go further if I wanted but no more than 5.2. Works great and no issues!
Thiago –
entrega super rapida, melhorou o desempenho do pc com a 3050.
InsiemeVuoto –
Nel corso di questi tre anni, l’i5-9600K ha vissuto momenti di intensa attività e giornate di relativa tranquillità . Dal fotoritocco al rendering, passando per sessioni di gaming ad alta definizione, non c’è stato un solo momento in cui abbia sentito il bisogno di un processore più potente. Il vero test, però, è arrivato quando ho iniziato a lavorare da casa, dovendo gestire diverse applicazioni contemporaneamente. Nonostante il carico di lavoro, l’i5-9600K ha dimostrato di essere all’altezza della situazione, permettendomi di svolgere le mie attività senza alcun rallentamento.Punti di Forza:Il principale punto di forza di questo processore è senza dubbio la sua performance. L’i5-9600K è infatti un vero e proprio campione di velocità e multitasking, capace di gestire anche i carichi di lavoro più pesanti senza alcun problema. Inoltre, nonostante le elevate prestazioni, il calore generato rimane sempre nei limiti della norma, un dettaglio non da poco se consideriamo che un’eccessiva temperatura può ridurre la vita del processore e danneggiare altri componenti del PC.Punti di Debolezza:Nonostante l’i5-9600K sia un ottimo processore, non è esente da difetti. Il primo è legato al costo: se da un lato la qualità e le prestazioni sono indubbie, dall’altro il prezzo potrebbe risultare proibitivo per chi sta assemblando un PC con un budget limitato. Un altro aspetto da considerare è l’assenza di un dissipatore nella confezione, elemento che dovrà quindi essere acquistato separatamente. Infine, per sfruttare al meglio le capacità di overclocking dell’i5-9600K, sarà necessario disporre di una scheda madre e di un sistema di raffreddamento adeguati.Conclusioni:Nonostante alcune piccole pecche, l’i5-9600K è un processore che consiglierei senza esitazioni. Che siate gamer, professionisti o semplici appassionati di informatica, con questo prodotto avrete a disposizione un componente capace di fare la differenza. A tre anni dal mio acquisto, posso affermare di essere pienamente soddisfatto della mia scelta e di non aver mai avuto motivi per pentirmi.
Clark –
Ive had like all my friends tell me this wasnt going to work, though I may upgrade in due time, still they were all wrong. All these kids who played xbox then bought a pre-built PC and thought that a ‘i7’ is better than ‘i5’ because of a two number difference xD I can run BattleFront II Maxed ULTRA settings, Anti aliasing and the whole nine yards turned on in Nvidia CP, I dont optimize it in GEFORCE Exp either; with the wrong settings it helps sort you out but if you have good settings with good performance itll just weigh you down,I have preferences set to in game for most of the Nvidia CP but theyre high asf, I mean this thing isnt cranked to 100 but DAYUM, it delivers. Mind you this is ALL on HDR10 50″ TELEVISION xD I know. I need a monitor, its coming, btw I get a solid 40-60 frames 30 in ERY intense situations, thats because I need a better monitor lol this thing is 120Hz for TV but its not your standard 165Hz monitor which I require. ANYWAYS. Shes a beaut and barely hits 100% in extreme situations. Like currently my CPU is at 10-15% Usage, GPU is at 15-20%, VRAM at 44% and RAM at 37%. With like 7 programs running. In game My GPU maxes 100%, thats normal guys lol, VRAM will be like 60-70%, TOPS 90-95% on insane games, with the RAM constantly following at arounf 7-15% behind it, And the CPU maintains a strong 80% with Quality and performance High and well, even at 100% on Space Engineers it handles fine, Frames and all, but i dont wanna push her, thats why I disable any extreme performance overrides in my motherboards software manager. Sony Vegas btw this thing handles flawlessly for editing with right settings. just disable Extreme performance from your Motherboards Software manager and turn it to a balance setting, and also shes VERY quiet with right cooling installed, I myself have a water cooler and 14 fans for internal. CONCLUSION: BUDGET, BUILT, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL. No this is not a Mascara commercial this thing is just good.
Gustavo Adolfo Santes Santiago –
Es de advertir que se recomienda adquirir este modelo o sus hermanos mayores y menores solo si se tiene una placa base Intel con el socket LGA 1151 y estirar lo mas que se pueda la inversión, ya que a partir de ahora sino se ha migrado a la octava/novena o a la décima gen en estas fechas del 2021, no se aconseja adquirir dichos modelos ya que se quedaran desafados con la llegada de la familia Rocket Lake, la onceava generación, por la inclusión de una nueva unidad de procesamiento grafico en los entrantes procesadores, que hará temblar a cualquier GPU dedicada de bajo presupuesto con mas de 4-5 años o más a sus espaldas, con mejoras en la arquitectura como para poder jugar con soltura a 60 FPS con buena calidad.En mi caso, este procesador representa todo lo que he querido tener para obtener una PC todo terreno: navegación web con muchas pestañas abiertas al mismo tiempo, edición de vÃdeos, ver videos bajo demanda, respaldo de archivos, incluso jugar con buena soltura incluso sin añadir una tarjeta grafica dedicada. Mientras la PC me acepte todo lo que le eche, estaré satisfecho. Después me las apañare para conseguir una NVIDIA RTX 3070, si se resurte de nuevo el mercado con suficiente stock.Este modelo no incluye el disipador chusco que suele incluir Intel en sus modelos mas básicos y algunos de alta gama que no incluyen la denominación K, ya este este modelo esta desbloqueado de fabrica para realizar la practica del overclock, siempre y cuando se instale en una placa base con el chipset Z370/390. Se aconseja adquirir un sistema de refrigeración personalizada ya sea de aire o liquida AIO/custom para hacer overclock, para evitar dañar el chip, asà como contar con una buena fuente de alimentación ATX certificada y una pareja de RAMs con perfil XMP que estén a su altura, para asegurar el éxito.
Christlin –
The stock speed of this processor is 3.7GHz, the all core turbo boost frequency is 4.3GHz but single core max turbo frequency is 4.6GHz.I did some overclocking, and from my experience, the CPU is running well at 4.870GHz (all core speed). You can see in my attached image, this configuration outperforms the i7-7700K by 20% more.This is a reasonable processor since I’m cooling it with a 120mm radiator. The processor usually runs at 44-degree Celcius. After an hour of stress testing, it is constantly running at 80-degree Celsius.This processor does not include the usual Intel air cooler, you need to purchase one.The seller is also a good seller on Amazon. The delivery is good, the package is sealed and the product is genuine. Before confirming the order, the seller contacted me and asked about my experience is system assembling and once I gave them the assurance that I can build a system and I know the hardware then only they shipped it.