Intel Core i5-9600K vs. Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i5-9600K
The Intel Core i5-9600K operates with 6 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 4.60 GHz base 4.30 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1151-2 CPU socket. This version includes 9.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2666 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-8700K
The Intel Core i7-8700K operates with 6 cores and 6 CPU threads. It run at 4.70 GHz base 4.30 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 95 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1151-2 CPU socket. This version includes 12.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2666 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below — degrees C. In particular, Coffee Lake S Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q4/2017
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-8700K
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| 3.70 GHz | Frequency | 3.70 GHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 4.60 GHz | Turbo (1 Core) | 4.70 GHz |
| 4.30 GHz | Turbo (All Cores) | 4.30 GHz |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
| normal | Core Architecture | normal |
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Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| 1.15 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 1.15 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
| 3 | Max. displays |
3 |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 2 | Memory channels | 2 |
| Max memory | ||
| No | ECC | No |
| — | L2 Cache | — |
| 9.00 MB | L3 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| LGA 1151-2 | Socket | LGA 1151-2 |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Q4/2018 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite.
Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot.
The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
iGPU — FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn’t count.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Monero Hashrate kH/s
The crypto currency Monero has been using the RandomX algorithm since November 2019. This PoW (proof of work) algorithm can only efficiently be calculated using a processor (CPU) or a graphics card (GPU). The CryptoNight algorithm was used for Monero until November 2019, but it could be calculated using ASICs. RandomX benefits from a high number of CPU cores, cache and a fast connection of the memory via as many memory channels as possible
Electric Usage Estimate
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
Power cost, dollar per kWh
Electric Usage Estimate
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)
Power cost, dollar per kWh
| Intel Core i5-9600K | Intel Core i7-8700K | |
| 95 W | Max TDP | 95 W |
| NA | Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per day | NA |
| NA | Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA |
| NA | Running cost per year | NA |
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Intel’s new 9000 series: i9-9900K, i7-9700K and i5-9600K vs i7-8700K and Ryzen 7 2700X
Intel’s new processors were announced as the fastest gaming processors, and to be also quite fast in other application workloads.
Coffee Lake Refresh includes three processors:
- The i9-9900K, with 8 cores and 16 threads, currently at $579.99
- The i7-9700K, with 8 cores and 8 threads, currently at $409.99
- The i5-9600K, with 6 cores and 6 threads, currently at $279.99
All of them reach a high turbo clock: the i9 5.0, the i7 4.9 and the i5 4.6 GHz — without overclocking.
That is a very special release. It’s the first time that Intel releases consumer processors with 8 cores. It’s also the first time Intel releases an i7 without hyperthreading, presumable to give the new i9-9900K a reason to exist. And it’s the first reaction to AMD’s Ryzen processors where Intel had some time to prepare.
Now, we already know the i9-9900k gets hot. But how is the performance? Also the i7-9700K is very interesting this time: Its predecessor, the i7-8700K, had only 6 cores but with 12 threads 4 threads more. Will the missing hyperthreading limit the performance more than the two additional cores and the higher turbo clock can make up for?
Over the last days I gathered reviews for the pc-kombo meta benchmark.
The meta benchmark creates a global order out of many distinct smaller benchmarks, currently more than 282. Based on that benchmarks one can not judge how many FPS a processors will reach exactly, but one can judge which processor is faster overall.
Let’s look at gaming performance first:
To see exactly which benchmarks were used, check the comparison page.
The i9-9900K is the fastest gaming processor overall. As the core and thread counts suggest it beats the 9700K. And the i7-9700K beats the former champion, the i7-8700K: Turns out that hyperthreading is less useful than having more cores available. The higher turbo block also won’t hurt this result.
For everyone wanting to use less money it will be nice to know that the i5-9600K stays quite close to the i7-8700K. Since the i7-8700K is not that much slower than the i7-9700K that means that the i5-9600K is still a good option for high FPS gaming, with a similar performance as the i5-8600K.
As a result the Ryzen 7 2700X can’t compete here.
However, let’s not forget that the gaming performance of the Ryzen 7 2700X and the Ryzen 5 2600X is still high enough to play all current games properly. It’s just in the high FPS area where Intel was already stronger before this release, and now has a slightly higher lead.
Outside of gaming Intel also reach a very high position with its new processors:
Again, to see exactly which benchmarks were used, check the comparison page.
Finally reaching 8 cores lets Intel overtake the Ryzen 7 2700X in the software performance benchmark, a big win. But the difference is not as big as in gaming, and the smaller chips do not win against the Ryzen processor. Having 16 threads available helps the Ryzen processor against the i7-9700K. And the i5-9600K does not fare well in this benchmarks, though the 9600K did not see many reviews yet and will likely improve later on when more data is added. It should also be noted that software performance is a huge field, and in some applications the performance rating will be more similar to the above gaming performance.
Still, it’s a good result for Intel. The i9-9900K gets a good rating here, and also the i7-9700K does very well. The real stars of this benchmark are processors with an extremely high core count, like the workstation i9 and Threadripper. But this is the best result Intel could have hoped to reach on their consumer platform: Beating the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X on raw performance.
Time for a conclusion. The 9000 series has some issues. Those are hot processors that eat a lot of energy, and they are also very expensive, especially the i9-9900K. But with that i9-9900K Intel for the first time since Ryzen placed a processor on the consumer market that can beat AMD on gaming and multi-threaded application performance, while before Intel only had a lead in gaming. But the i9 is sadly also very expensive, making the Ryzen 7 2700X for many budgets a more attractive option.
The i7-9700K and the i5-9600K are less special. They replace the i7-8700K and the i5-8600K and deliver a small performance improvement, but they do not change the overall situations: Less performance in multi-threaded software workloads than Ryzen, but a better performance in gaming.
As a result, the i9-9900K is the best option currently for those wanting the absolute best performance without making the step to a way more expensive workstation processor, but only for those willing to also buy the best possible cooling hardware and willing to disregard price-performance. The i7-9700K and the i5-9600K can be interchanged with the i7-8700K and the i5-8600K depending on their price, they are best suited for gaming builds targeting 144 FPS. For regular 60Hz gaming (regardless on which resolution) the Ryzen 5 2600X and the Intel Core i5-8400 are still the smarter option, with the Ryzen 5 2600 being a cheaper alternative.
Intel Core i5-10600K Overview. Core i7-8700K, is that you!?
To be completely honest, the flagship «stone» of the 10th generation Intel Core in the face of the Core i9-10900K turned out to be quite good, but, alas, it cannot compete with the older AMD Ryzen 3000. As a fact, in this generation of processors, Intel lost the battle for the top segment of the market, although this course of events was clear even a few months before their release.
It’s just that AMD has more cores, and the gap in IPC is not so big anymore. This was well understood at Intel even without our extremely valuable opinions and advice. However, Core i9-10900K is just one model from the family, and it is simply impossible to generalize the position of Comet Lake-S in the market looking only at the flagship. The issue of superiority among mainstream processors has not yet been disclosed, but here the «blue» chipmaker has something to trump.
It just so happened that AMD hurts not only by the number of cores and prices, but also by the almost universally active SMT technology, which packs two threads into one core. In turn, Intel’s attitude to Hyper-Threading technology, which does the same thing, is much more selective. So among the representatives of 9th generation Intel Core active Hyper-Threading could boast only the older chips of the i9 family, although in previous generations there were i3 with Hyper-Threading. On such a background, the i5 and i7 Core 9 th Gen did not look the best.
Even if we discard the cost of the platform and its advantages, the 6 cores / 12 threads conditionally Ryzen 5 3600 look much more interesting than just the 6 cores of the Core i5-9600K. And that’s not to mention that i5 is much more expensive.
In the 10th generation Intel Core, Hyper-Threading support was received by everyone from small to large — from the smallest i3 to the older i9, including all intermediate models. And it is very pleasant that this did not affect the price tags. But here the point is not in the attraction of unprecedented generosity of Intel, but in the actions of a competitor. Paradoxically, AMD, not Intel, should be thanked for the ubiquitous active HT.
Speaking of mainstream-class processors, you can’t ignore non-overclocker models without the “K” index. Again, it just so happened that AMD has overclocking everywhere active, although it is almost everywhere useless. At the root of its overclocking policy, Intel does not dare to change yet, but there are some progress.
Many motherboard manufacturers have learned how to cleverly manipulate the states of PL1/PL2. Formally, this is not overclocking, but in some cases the frequency increase reaches 1 GHz across all cores, adding 10-13% performance in games, and up to 27-40% in some applications!
But we will discuss the expediency of purchasing models without the “K” index some other time, because this material is dedicated to one specific processor — the Intel Core i5-10600K. Like all i5, it belongs to the mainstream class models. Unlike all i5s, it received Hyper-Threading technology, becoming a 6-core / 12-thread processor, and received an almost twofold increase in performance. At the same time, the recommended price tag remained the same as before. Let’s see what the Core i5-10600K can do, how fast, and at what cost.
OCClub.ru on your screens, Oleg No1seBR understands nuclear-thread-megahertz matters, and this article is devoted to the Intel Core i5-10600K. Or how a top-end i7 two years later turns into an i5, and three years later into an i3.
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What is better to choose Intel Core i5-9600K or Intel Core i7-9700KF?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their characteristics and benchmark results.
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Intel Core i5-9600K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 cores. Power consumption 95 W. Released Q4/2018.
Intel Core i7-9700KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 cores. Power consumption 95 W. Released Q4/2018.
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Characteristics
Benchmarks (tests)
Reviews
Differences
Reasons to choose
Intel Core i5-9600K
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Positions in benchmark results
General positions of Intel Core i5-9600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
194 place
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
226 place
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Cinebench R20 (Single Core)
172 place
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
235 place
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Cinebench R15 (Single Core)
120 place
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
266 place
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
334 place
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
483 place
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Monero Hashrate kH/s
94 place
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iGPU — FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
742 place
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
104 place
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
19 place
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
147 place
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Cinebench R11.
5, 64bit (Single-Core) 39 place
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
135 place
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
16 place
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
412 place
Reasons to choose
Intel Core i7-9700KF
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Positions in benchmark results
General positions of Intel Core i7-9700KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
206 place
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
184 place
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Cinebench R15 (Single Core)
84 place
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
207 place
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
308 place
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
361 place
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Monero Hashrate kH/s
71 place
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Blender 2.
81 (bmw27) 117 place
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
8 place
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
122 place
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
44 place
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
107 place
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
389 place
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
9 place
Characteristics
Technical data
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
CPU group and family
Reference information on compared processors, series, generation and market segment.
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Segment
Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
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Series
Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
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Generation
9 9
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CPU group
Intel Core i 9000 Intel Core i 9000
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Previous model
Intel Core i5-8600K Intel Core i7-8700K
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Successor
Intel Core i5-10600K Intel Core i7-10700KF
CPU specifications
Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, cache size.
These parameters indirectly speak about the speed of the processor, the higher they are, the better.
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Frequency
3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
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CPU cores
6 8
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Turbo (1 Core)
4.60 GHz 4.90 GHz
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Threads
6 8
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Hypertrading
No No
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Acceleration
Yes Yes
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Kernel architecture
normal normal
IGPU
Internal graphics does not affect CPU performance, performs the work of a graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
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GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 630 no iGPU
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GPU frequency
0.
35GHz -
GPU (Turbo)
1.15 GHz no turbo
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Processing units
24
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Shaders
192
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Max. GPU Memory
64GB —
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Max. displays
3
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Generation
9.5
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DirectX Version
12
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Tech. process
14nm
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Issue
Q4/2017
Hardware codec support
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speed up the work with the required operations.
RAM & PCI specifications
Types, number of channels of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-9700KF and Intel Core i5-9600K.
Higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported depending on motherboards.
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Memory type
DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
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Maximum memory
128GB 128GB
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ECC
No No
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Memory channels
2 2
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PCIe version
3.0 3.0
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PCIe channels
16 16
Encryption
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AES-NI
Yes Yes
Power Consumption
Compare the TDP requirements of Intel Core i5-9600K and Intel Core i7-9700KF for cooling system selection. The TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.
Technologies and extensions
Architecture, interfaces, instruction sets supported by Intel Core i5-9600K and Intel Core i5-9600K, virtualization technology and process technology.
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Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
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Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
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ISA Extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
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Cash L3
9.00MB 12.00MB
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Architecture
Coffee Lake S Refresh Coffee Lake S Refresh
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Tech. process
14 nm 14 nm
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Socket
LGA 1151-2 LGA 1151-2
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Issue
Q4/2018 Q4/2018
Benchmarks (tests)
CPUs performance tests
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately assess the performance difference between Intel Core i5-9600K and Intel Core i7-9700KF.
Compare synthetic benchmarks and choose the best processor! Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon’s Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOS and Windows using multi-core and hypertray ding. Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 MC maximizes desktop or laptop compute modules and accurately measures hardware performance in multi-core mode.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform benchmark for desktop or mobile processors that is memory intensive.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform benchmark for desktop or mobile processors, is memory intensive and multi-threaded awn.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is a calculated numeric value that determines how many hashes miners generate based on the number of processor cores and memory speed.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is an open source software that creates predefined 3D scenes and measures their execution time.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) arias for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core) scripts for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode based on CINEMA 4D.
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i7-9700KF
Cinebench R11.