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AMD FX 8300 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
Editiorial reviews
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8 editorial reviews
AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
Last year, AMD launched its Bulldozer architecture to disappointed enthusiasts who were hoping to see the company rise to its former glory. Today, we get an FX processor based on the Piledriver update. Does it give power users something to celebrate?Read more
HotHardware takes a detailed look at the new AMD FX 8350 octal-core desktop processor, formeraly codenamed Vishera.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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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
13 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
36 user ratings
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM3+Socket 940LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz4.0 GHz1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
N/A
4.6 GHz
Number of cores8826
Number of threads88
N/A
6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W125.0 W
N/A
95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB1 MB9 MB
Cache typeL2
N/A
L2Smart Cache
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
N/A
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
1866.0 MHz
N/A
2666.0 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
29.9 GB/s
N/A
41.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB

Thermals

Thermal specification158.9 °F141.8 °F152.6 °F212.0 °F
Cooler included
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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