Core i9-9900K

Measured performance for Core i9-9900K across 1 verified WhatFPS runs. Every number is measured in our benchmark suite — not estimated, not self-reported. CPU score (the processor's own performance): 8,893 on average over the best run per rig, best run 8,893 — #19 of 45 measured processors. The best rig we measured it in scored 8,453 GAMING (that number reflects the whole PC, not just Core i9-9900K). Most often paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070.

Core i9-9900K across four graphics APIs

  • Earth II (Vulkan): 33 FPS
  • Mission to Earth II (DirectX 12): 42.4 FPS
  • Earth II Landing (DirectX 12 Ultimate, ray tracing + mesh shaders + VRS, locked 4K): 40.7 FPS
  • Supernova (DirectX 11, draw call storm): 77.3 FPS

Specifications

  • Cores / threads: 8 / 16
  • Base clock: 3,600 MHz
  • Measured peak clock: 5,028 MHz
  • L3 cache: 16 MB
  • L2 cache: 256 KB

Raw values

  • Integer (MT): 6.5 Gop/s
  • Single-thread (1T): 0.59 Gop/s
  • Draw calls/s (DX11): 9,269,393

What the numbers mean

The GAMING score is a geometric mean of GPU (63 %), CPU (30 %), RAM (5 %) and drive (2 %) — a weak part cannot hide behind a strong one. The CPU score is the hardware's own performance and what we rank on. Every run is HMAC-signed in the app and scored on the server. The full methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

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