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AMD FX 4300 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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Look, it's the emperor's new processor…Read more
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Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.0 GHz4.0 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores466
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
126
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache4 MB16 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
2667.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
41.6 GB/s

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