Intel Core i5-9600K vs Intel Core i5-7600

Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i5-7600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i5-7600

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    150%
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    109%
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    192%
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600K

9% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 92% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 50% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7600

None

Intel Core i5-9600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-9600K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-9600K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
vPro

Architecture

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsKaby Lake
Release DateSep 2018vsSep 2016

Cores

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD Graphics 630

Cache

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i5-7600
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP95 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    5400 points
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    4200 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    26640 points
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    16800 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600K (simulated)
    191.25
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    174

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600K (simulated)
    1240.82
  • Intel Core i5-7600
    646

points - higher is better