Core i5-9600
The Core i5-9600 is Intel’s 6-core, 6-thread processor for the LGA1151 platform, built on the Coffee Lake architecture. Below you’ll find its full spec sheet with gaming and productivity benchmarks. It’s out of stock at the retailers we track right now, but the specs and benchmarks below still apply whenever it returns.
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Gaming performance
CPU-bound gaming score: a 1080p rating normalized so the fastest gaming CPU we track = 100. Productivity scores are in the Benchmarks section below.
1080p Gaming
Gaming score for the Core i5-9600 isn’t rated yet. The productivity benchmarks below still apply.
Performance-per-dollar rank among all CPUs with live pricing
Gaming value
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Productivity value
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Benchmarks
Standardized productivity scores for this chip, each compared to the fastest CPU we track and linked to its source. Multi-core tracks heavy parallel work like rendering and encoding; single-core tracks everyday responsiveness.
Multi-core
Single-core
Where to buy the Core i5-9600
Every in-stock retailer offer we track, cheapest first.
Currently out of stock
The Core i5-9600 isn’t in stock at the retailers we track right now. Prices refresh daily, so check back — or compare in-stock alternatives below.
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The Core i5-9600 doesn't include a cooler, so you'll need to add one. This is the cheapest air cooler in stock that fits LGA1151 and handles its heat.
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Specifications
Cores & Clocks
- Cores / Threads
- 6 / 6
- Base clock
- 3.1 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.6 GHz
- Architecture
- Coffee Lake
Cache & Process
- L3 cache
- 9 MB
- L2 cache
- 1.5 MB
- Process node
- Intel 14nm
- Released
- 2019-04-23
Memory & Platform
- Socket
- LGA1151
- Memory channels
- 2
- Max memory
- 128 GB
- Memory support
- DDR4, 2666
- Chipsets
- Z370, H310, B360, H370, Q370, Z390, B365
- PCIe
- PCIe 3.0
- ECC support
- No
Power & Extras
- TDP
- 65W
- Max power
- 180W
- Integrated graphics
- Intel UHD 630
- MSRP
- $213.00
The Core i5-9600 pairs 6 cores with 9 MB of L3 cache on the Intel 14nm process. Compare the Core i5-9600 against the full CPU lineup on the CPU comparison table, or build a compatible system around it with the PC Builder.
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