Satisfactory
2024Strategy
- Min
- Nvidia GTX 1650/GTX 1050-ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- Nvidia RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
Intel Core i5-9600K
IntelLGA1151Integrated graphics2018
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Intel
- Family
- Core i5
- Generation
- 9th Gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
- Cores
- 6
- Threads
- 6
- Base clock
- 3.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.6 GHz
- Socket
- LGA1151
- TDP
- 95 W
- Released
- 2018
- Integrated graphics
- Yes
Relative performance
Multi-thread
66
Rendering, compiling, encoding, simulation
Single-thread
91
Games, and anything latency-sensitive
Both indexes are normalised so an Intel Core i5-12400F scores 100. They are editorial estimates used for ranking and comparison, not measured benchmark results.
Games that recommend the Intel Core i5-9600K
Publishers name this processor in their recommended specification.
ARC Raiders
2025Action
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 12 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
2022Action
- Min
- GTX 660 · 6 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1060 3GB · 8 GB RAM
F1 2020
2020Simulation
- Min
- 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1660 Ti · 16 GB RAM
F1 23
2023Racing
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1660 Ti · 16 GB RAM
DIRT 5
2020Action
- Min
- GTX 970 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1070 · 16 GB RAM
EverQuest
2012ActionFree
- Min
- GTX 780 · 4 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2060 · 8 GB RAM
F1 22
2022Racing
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1660 Ti · 16 GB RAM
Games that list the Intel Core i5-9600K as a minimum
Viewfinder
2023Action
- Min
- GeForce GTX 970 · 8 GB RAM
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
2024Action
- Min
- GTX 980 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2060 · 16 GB RAM
Gotham Knights
2022Action
- Min
- GTX 1660 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2070 · 16 GB RAM
F1 23
2023Racing
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1660 Ti · 16 GB RAM
F1 22
2022Racing
- Min
- GTX 1050 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GTX 1660 Ti · 16 GB RAM
Dying Light: The Beast
2025Action
- Min
- Arc A750 · 16 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3070 Ti · 16 GB RAM
Applications that name the Intel Core i5-9600K
Creative and engineering software whose published system requirements list this processor.
OVRdrop 2
Axolittle Software · Utilities
OVRdrop 2 is a SteamVR Overlay application which allows you to view and interact with your desktop computer applications at the push of a button! Just reach out and grab any window right off your computer monitor and turn it into a 3D VR di
- Min
- GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 2060 / RX 6600 · 16 GB RAM
Anihance
Moritz Schoepf · Creative
Anihance is an AI that improves the video quality of anime in real time while you watch the video in a web browser or video player.
- Min
- GTX 970 · 4 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3080 · 4 GB RAM
Vibralizer
Vibralizer · Creative
Music visualizer for Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, SoundCloud, YouTube, Ableton, or a microphone — anything that plays sound! Hand-crafted Vibes that don't just react to the music; they show it in real-time. No AI-generated imagery. Built in
- Min
- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- GeForce® RTX 2060 (8GB) · 16 GB RAM
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