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Intel logo Core i5-9600K
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General information Core i5-9600K Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2018 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151-2 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Coffee Lake Refresh Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 10.8 %
Cores 6 0 % 2 66.7 %
Threads 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 6 × 1.5 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i5-9600K Core i3-2120
Overall Score 51258 0 % 33530 34.6 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 23 % 66.2 %
Benchmark Score 6903 0 % 1264 81.7 %
Single Thread Score 2749.2 0 % 1515.5 44.9 %
Encrypting Data 3214.5 MB/s 0 % 2906.2 MB/s 9.6 %
Compressing Data 144.7 MB/s 0 % 40.3 MB/s 72.2 %
String objects sorting 18640.2 thousand/s 0 % 6122.6 thousand/s 67.2 %
Prime numbers generation 43.8 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 72.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 29542.7 millions/s 0 % 9437.6 millions/s 68.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25179.2 millions/s 0 % 3602.6 millions/s 85.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-9600K, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i5-9600K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 106.9 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 171.0 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 213.8 FPS 108.8 FPS
Low settings 267.2 FPS 136.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 49.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-9600K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 140.6 FPS 109.5 FPS
High settings 225.0 FPS 175.3 FPS
Medium settings 281.2 FPS 219.1 FPS
Low settings 351.5 FPS 273.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 22.1 %
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