Monday, October 15th 2018
Benchmarks for Intel Core i5-9600K Leak, Can Be Overclocked to 5.2 GHz On Air
The first official data we have received about the performance of the new Intel processors are not exactly spectacular. The Core i9-9900K has aroused considerable controversy due to the unfair Principled Technologies test bench. The results have been reviewed and confirm that the performance gain is debatable, but independent analyses have yet to appear for Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700K and Core i5-9600K processors.
Today we have some info about one of them: a new video in China shows a Core i5-9600K being benchmarked with a MSI Z390 MEG Godlike motherboard with 16GB of DDR4 memory and a Silver Arrow Extreme cooler from Thermalright. We don't have game benchmarks, but at least we have some Cinebench results both with the processor working with its 3.7 GHz base clock and overcloked to 5.2 GHz. That process was done without problems despite using an air cooler.
The results in Cinebench R15 were 1,034 CB without overclocking and 1,207 with overclocking. These performances are at the level of the Core i5-8600K, which obtained 1,051.66 CB compared to 976.61 CB of the Core i5-8400 with their base clock. The price of the Core i5-9600K is now around $280 dollars when we've also have got the Core i5-8600K at $260 and the Core i5-8400 priced at $205. Everything gets even more interesting if we consider that the AMD Ryzen 7 2700 costs $250 and the Ryzen 2700X is at $295. The latter has been the one compared with the Core i9-9900K in the tests officially published by Intel.
Source:
HotHardware
Today we have some info about one of them: a new video in China shows a Core i5-9600K being benchmarked with a MSI Z390 MEG Godlike motherboard with 16GB of DDR4 memory and a Silver Arrow Extreme cooler from Thermalright. We don't have game benchmarks, but at least we have some Cinebench results both with the processor working with its 3.7 GHz base clock and overcloked to 5.2 GHz. That process was done without problems despite using an air cooler.
35 Comments on Benchmarks for Intel Core i5-9600K Leak, Can Be Overclocked to 5.2 GHz On Air
WTF!!
I mean, my Ryzen 2600 (non-X) scores in the 1200's running stock settings. It's only boosting to >3.8ghz to score that. And then it easily overclocks to 4.25 @ 1.33v, pushing it just into the upper-mid 1400's. And it's maxing 78C under heavy stress. I broke 1500 at 4.35 at around 1.45v the other day and the voltage/temps were just beginning to approach that i5, which is stupidly high imo - completely unrealistic overclock, but still. The 4.25 isn't too far off and I ran that for quite a while.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think that's really something to brag about. Don't wanna be one of those "duhhrr... mah aye ehm dee" guys, but this is a $150 CPU getting those scores no problem. Call it $210 if you count the Scythe Mugen Max on top.
Just looking at the base specs, I don't see how it can be that comparatively bad. Obviously I'd be oversimplifying, but I would expect a 6c/6t Intel CPU to at least keep up with a 6c/12t AMD one with almost a full ghz max clock difference. Even if you take the advertised boost of 4.6ghz you'd think that'd be enough to give it some edge. There's no way this is even close to the whole picture. Something is missing.
If that's a real indicator, it's a joke. I wonder what the SC score is like. Not to mention other benchmarks. Just doesn't seem right. CB doesn't usually mislead - there's something to it I suppose... ...I dunno, I don't fully trust this. Reserving judgement. I think in this case comparing CB scores has got to be misleading. I like my AMD chip but that's a ridiculous difference.
But hey, at least it has integrated graphics :p
One thing I will say... if real, it does make Intel look a little haggard, being that they've used CB scores against AMD in the past.
At stock 9600 boosts to 4.3GHz on all cores. OC was to 5.2GHz. This makes gains from 1034 to 1207 linear enough. 20% overclock, 17% better score.
It's sad that I didn't bought ASUS Rampage VI Apex for 250 euro new never removed from box.
I could even get for less money but I was not sure that I will have cash for processor.