IntelCore i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W, BX80684I59600K

It performs very close to other 600k series like the I5 11600k and 12600k with a lower cost, perfect for an upgrade without updating the motherboard

This unit was purchased to go into a 9th generation LGA 1151 motherboard to upgrade a PC to Windows 11 Pro. It is still in the box until that motherboard is purchased. I consider it a good buy for that purpose considering they are getting harder to find.***Update: Installed this unit February 4, 2025, and tested it with the Intel Processor Diagnostics Tool. It passed all tests. However, it only listed a 1 Core, not the advertised 6 Cores.A call to the reseller was not helpful and he stated he could do nothing to remedy the discrepancy...His statement was "I'm just a reseller, I do not look at the number of cores, just the product number."No refund or exchange, just a $20.00 "Peace Offering" to make me go away. As they say, buyer beware. I ordered this unit in good faith only to be led astray by the description given on the Amazon site.

Idc what anyone says, I love my 9600k. It does the job for me! Love this CPU. Great for gaming, speed is great for me, great quality and haven’t even changed from the stock cooling fan. It works great, always easy to install

So much smoother than my i3 9100f

I have been building my own gaming pc's since 2011. In an effort to save a few $$, I opt to use the i5 vs the i7 and go for a higher end graphics card. While this may not be the optimal choice for most gamers, it has been a good working strategy for me.The gaming pc's I have built have been serviceable for as long as 5 years, with my last one retired utilizing an i5 3570K which my wife had been using when I upgraded my system in 2017 toan i5 7600K.Both of these sysytems rocked gaming for me, never a problem, glitch, slowing of frame rates etc.When the 3570K system started having some motherboard issues, I rebuilt a pc for my wife integrating the bulk of my 2017 i5 7600k build into it. She has a blazing fast pc and is quite content with it.Filling the void, I built my current system with the Core i5 9600K, using a 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 ssd as the main drive and a Samsung 1TB evo ssd for secondary. This is the fastest pc I have ever owned, with remarkably fast boot up and loading speads. The M.2 ssd makes boot time from the appearance of the bios screen to Windows between 4.2 seconds the fastest and 4.8 seconds being the slowest...remarkable.Gameplay is fantastic. I mostly play FPS & 3rd person shooters, and a few other type games like the Tomb Raider series. It may of course be my imagination, but evrything appears to be faster, more sharp and extremely fluid. I' sold on this cpu!I would definitely recommend it.Pros: Everything!Cons: None!

Primero comenzaré con el envío:Pedí ésto a casi mediados de septiembre y tenía fecha de llegada para el 1 de octubre pagando el envío más caro (en ese tiempo se demoraba entre 3 a 5 días hábiles). Al llegar a la fecha de entrega, me aparece una notificación de "llegará hoy", pero el producto ni siquiera tenía estado "enviado". Al día siguiente, me avisan por correo y decían que el producto ya no tenía una fecha determinada de envío y que me notificarían apenas estuviera. Entre tanto trámite, me terminó llegando casi a finales de octubre con casi 1 mes y medio de demora desde el momento en que fue comprado CON EL ENVÍO MÁS RÁPIDO.Después de toda esta situación, vi que amazon cambió los precios y tiempos de despacho para los envíos (y el más caro ahora es bastante barato). Todo esto es la razón por la que doy 4 y no 5 estrellas.Ahora el producto:Muy bueno. Llegó en muy buen estado y no tuve ningún problema hasta el momento, siendo la primera vez que armo una computadora.Pedí la versión con gráficos integrados mientras compro una GPU y no me arrepiento, a pesar de que las integradas de intel tengan un poco de mala fama, me ha servido para jugar en ultra en algunos juegos y estoy totalmente satisfecho. No he podido aprovecharla más para decir hasta qué punto rinden bien las integradas, quizás edite la opinión cuando tenga tiempo y pueda ocupar más la PC.

I bought this because it was slight cheaper as an Amazon used item, and in stock as currently the new intel 9th Gen are really in demand. Overclocked to 5Ghz on 2 cores, 4.8 on 4, 4.6 on all cores with no voltage increase, just left on auto. Seems to be at 1.24v. Runs relatively cool on an old Evo 212 cheap tower cooler. It is a hackintosh so being thermally limited is what Apple would do! LoL. I'm sure Prime95 AVX would cook it in seconds, but normal software doesn't seem to be a problem. Overclocking is playing the lottery, but the solder used to attach the heat spreader in these new chips is worth getting the 9th ben over the previous crap intel has been selling. My previous CPU, a 3770K did not cool as fast as this thing, having the thermal past instead of solder really does make a difference. In Intel Powe gadget when you shut down Prime95 there is a cliff on the termperture chart that is immediate. The temperature drop is so sudden I worry about things cracking.The Intel Power Gadget reports about 130 watts with all cores using Prime95 without AVX. The 95 watt TDP is BS, you will have to go in the BIOS and change the 95 in about half a zone places, annoying. Don't overlook changing the max current too. If you are not getting the speeds you think you should, that is probably what is wrong.So far not a single crash, but I'm happy with 2 cores at 5ghz. A little extra just to feel special.

I went from an i3 to this cup and it’s a lot better when gaming. This is a good cpu specifically if you’re on a budget.