Intel® Core™ i5-9600KF

The Intel Core i5-9600KF is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 6 threads, built on the Coffee Lake architecture (14 nm process). It launched in Jan 2019. Clocks run from 3.7 GHz base to 4.6 GHz boost. A 9-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1151 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Core i5-9600KF scores 2,709 in single-core performance and 10,645 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 5,370 for overall performance, 10,712 for productivity performance, 10,731 for creator performance, 10,578 for engineering performance and 10,788 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,774 per core, 1,774 per thread and 112 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 551. Its performance index is 67, so its overall performance is 33% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i5-9600KF scores 29,175 in integer math, 25,081 in floating-point math, 147,966 in compression, 3,278 in cryptography, 737 in physics simulation, 13,092 in vector SIMD, 43 in the prime sieve and 18,379 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 50% below in integer math, 45% below in floating-point math, 35% below in compression, 71% below in cryptography, 32% below in physics simulation, 16% below in vector SIMD, 36% below in the prime sieve and 19% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 physical cores and runs 6 logical threads. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 3.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.60 GHz.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i5 family, uses the Coffee Lake architecture, carries the codename Coffee Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jan 2019.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF has 384 KB of L1 cache, 1.50 MB of L2 cache and 9 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 10.9 MB of cache, or 1.81 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 1.5 MB and L3 at 9 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 83% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF uses the FCLGA1151 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $263.

The Intel Core i5-9600KF is also identified by the model number i5-9600KF.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i5-9600KF. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1151 socket as the Intel Core i5-9600KF and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i5-9600K, Intel Core i7-9700T, Intel Xeon E-2126G, Intel Core i5-9600 and Intel Core i7-8700T.