Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.70GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)

I am running this CPU in my new gaming system that I have built over the past few days and for the price point this is an absolute steal. For solely gaming and other general computing tasks this thing is a winner and blows all Ryzen chips out the park. You can easily overclock this card to 5GHz on all cores if you have adequate cooling. I am running a Noctua NH D14 which you can also pick up for about £60 on amazon and these two work very well together. My temperatures don't exceed 60 degrees Celsius even at full load at 5GHz. Idle temperatures are around 25 degrees Celsius. For you people reading this review that aren't really into overclocking and you are asking yourself is this still a good CPU at stock? Yes it definitely is. The single core performance on this card at stock is better than any other i5 or Ryzen chip and this is still a fantastic gaming CPU with no over clocks. This listing only had around 8 reviews when I purchased my processor but I can assure that for anyone on the fence about purchasing from this seller everything went absolutely fine and my processor works perfectly.

AMAZING processor! Using a 1660 and was previously using an i5 3570. Bought this and my system has never been faster! I've gotten almost DOUBLE the performance in nearly every game (tiny exaggeration). 6c/6t is perfect for gaming! The CPU does well in other applications too like Premiere, Photoshop, Blender, etc. If your motherboard supports overclocking, it makes this processor even better! It ran at 4.3GHz at stock, but I managed to bump it to 5GHz on all cores! (Just a note; Stock runs extremely fine as it is, But OCing will give a bit of a performance boost and if you OC right, it can provide extra stability). I don't really need the extra performance though... Using this CPU with the Kraken x63, I get around 50°c while gaming, so there are no problems in temps. 1660 6GB + i5 9600k has less than 1% bottleneck (the perfect combo) so this CPU works amazingly I recommend this to anyone, it's awesome! Don't hesitate to get this

Really great CPU overall. Bought this to replace a i5 6600k so it was a relatively big upgrade. Was about 35-40% increase in performance on standard clock but this chip overclocked pretty easily. Got it running at 5Ghz on all cores at 1.372V, doesn’t ever touch above 80*C unless running harsh AVX stress tests such as Prime 95. All other stress tests sit ~75*C which I’m happy with. Gaming it normally sits around 65*C. (This CPU is paired with a Corsair H110i-GT cooler, 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM, and a MSI z390a-pro gaming). The gaming performance is really good in this chip, like really good. There is only a ~5% difference between the 9600k,9700k and 9900k according to a lot of benchmarks. So for the price point this CPU is superior to its competitors. AMD can’t compete at this price point for gaming performance - they’ll suffer a 10-15% loss compared to the i5 due to their lower single-core performance; especially when overclocked. I play most newer games at 1080p max settings and get around 60FPS. For some games such as Overwatch I get a solid 150FPS (this is capped for my monitor). This is paired with a GTX 1070 btw, and these two components don’t bottleneck each other at all.

This is most definitely the best CPU for the price range. I just finished My first PC build and had a budget of £1000 and picked this up instead of the i7 9700k. Don’t get me wrong, that cpu is very powerful however the i5 is definitely the best for budget builds. The cpu stays cool due to my aio water cooler (which is also an amazing cooler) the performance is also amazing (paired with my msi RTX 2060. I get around 200+ FPS on high settings on most games and atleast 400* FPS on low settings. Overall I Would 100% recommend picking up this cpu for either your first build or a mid range build.

I only recently started building a pc (I mainly game on the ps5). I started out with an i3 processor and thought it about time to upgrade a little. I didn't want to upgrade to an expensive motherboard so I decided on a z390 and paired it with this chip. So far it's been going well. I tried to overclock a clue of times and I get issues wh re the settings reset, but I set it a bit lower and it's been going well.

Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K - Brilliant customer service from Brad at Maestro when I was looking at another CPU - Thanks Brad ! But delving a little deeper into what my desktop could handle within reason, I decided to order the i5-9600K instead. And who did I order the CPU from ? Yup ! Maestro ! And what a service ! I was able to track the CPU from the minute it was picked up by the courier all the way to my doorstep ! And was I disappointed with the CPU ? 'Not a snowball's chance in heck' ! Updated the BIOS on the desktop, replaced the old i3-8100 with the i5-9600K, replaced the CPU cooler fan, checked the BIOS for any changes I had to make or restore, checked the BIOS to confirm the i5 was installed - yup, and all done ! ( Obviously had to stick a little thermal paste' onto the CPU heatsink IHS - 'Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut' for air cooled CPU fan cooler at the time of replacing the CPU. There are two companies I trust for a really good CPU thermal paste but the best for my needs is 'Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut'. ) Now all I want to do before stressing the PC is change the CPU cooler fan for a superior TDP copper pipe air cooler for a SFF desktop ! Delivery time was excellent ! CPU running as expected ! Maestro company brilliant to deal with - especially customer service via Amazon website ! Thanks Maestro ! 5 Stars ! Pleased !

Nel corso di questi tre anni, l'i5-9600K ha vissuto momenti di intensa attività e giornate di relativa tranquillità. Dal fotoritocco al rendering, passando per sessioni di gaming ad alta definizione, non c'è stato un solo momento in cui abbia sentito il bisogno di un processore più potente. Il vero test, però, è arrivato quando ho iniziato a lavorare da casa, dovendo gestire diverse applicazioni contemporaneamente. Nonostante il carico di lavoro, l'i5-9600K ha dimostrato di essere all'altezza della situazione, permettendomi di svolgere le mie attività senza alcun rallentamento. Punti di Forza: Il principale punto di forza di questo processore è senza dubbio la sua performance. L'i5-9600K è infatti un vero e proprio campione di velocità e multitasking, capace di gestire anche i carichi di lavoro più pesanti senza alcun problema. Inoltre, nonostante le elevate prestazioni, il calore generato rimane sempre nei limiti della norma, un dettaglio non da poco se consideriamo che un'eccessiva temperatura può ridurre la vita del processore e danneggiare altri componenti del PC. Punti di Debolezza: Nonostante l'i5-9600K sia un ottimo processore, non è esente da difetti. Il primo è legato al costo: se da un lato la qualità e le prestazioni sono indubbie, dall'altro il prezzo potrebbe risultare proibitivo per chi sta assemblando un PC con un budget limitato. Un altro aspetto da considerare è l'assenza di un dissipatore nella confezione, elemento che dovrà quindi essere acquistato separatamente. Infine, per sfruttare al meglio le capacità di overclocking dell'i5-9600K, sarà necessario disporre di una scheda madre e di un sistema di raffreddamento adeguati. Conclusioni: Nonostante alcune piccole pecche, l'i5-9600K è un processore che consiglierei senza esitazioni. Che siate gamer, professionisti o semplici appassionati di informatica, con questo prodotto avrete a disposizione un componente capace di fare la differenza. A tre anni dal mio acquisto, posso affermare di essere pienamente soddisfatto della mia scelta e di non aver mai avuto motivi per pentirmi.

the box was a litle damged and the processor looks it was used

Good for mid gaming builds im getting 4.6ghz oc speed, but at this point( end of market life) finding suitable motherboard board and other compatible components is challenging

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

Es un buen procesador en lineas generales. Comparado con un i7 8700 la vedad es que este merece la pena para unas cosas frente al otro, por ejemplo jugar. Este i5 cuando se trata de fuerza bruta, rinde mejor que el i7 8700, de muestra ser potente en operaciones ofimáticas y videojuegos donde comparado con el i7 no se nota absolutamente nada de mejora por parte del i7 respecto al i5. De calor no anda mal, cuando está en uso se calienta, pero cuando está en idle la temperatura es muy buena, siempre que lo ventiles con una buen disipador y unos ventiladores decentes, en mi caso un Noctua NHD14. Si embargo para trabajos multitarea si se le nota flojo, con máquinas virtuales el rendimiento es muy malo y con programas de edición de vídeo se defiende pero el i7 le gana. Así que si quieres jugar cómodamente o usar el ordenador para multimedia y ofimática no te gastes el dinero en un i7 e invierte esa diferencia en más memoria RAM por ejemplo, o un SSD.