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AMD A8 9600 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 6600K Cpu
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Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Cpu
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
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4.8 out of 5
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Intel has finally unveiled their 6th Generation processors codenamed Skylake. We take a look at the new unlocked 6600K and 6700K CPUs to see what improvements have been made.Read more
Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
In the last few years, reviewing an Intel CPU from a gaming perspective has always been something of a challenge. Typic…Read more
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Intel's Coffee Lake Pentium Gold processors land with friendly price points for budget builds. But AMD has a potent challenger in its Ryzen 3 2200G.Read more
We explore the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 benchmarks and discuss how this cheap server CPU compares to alternative LGA1151 processorsRead more
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
N/A
Number of cores4642
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W91.0 W54.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
1244
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI
N/A
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnoyesyes
TypeAMD Radeon R7Not availableIntel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 610
On-board graphics adapter base frequency900.0 MHz
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache2 MB32 MB6 MB4 MB
Cache typeL2L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 2133
  • 1600
2400.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
34.1 GB/s37.5 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesnono
Thermal specification194.0 °F
N/A
N/A
212.0 °F

Often compared with AMD A8 9600

Often compared with AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Often compared with Intel Core i5 6600K