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AMD FX 8350 Cpu
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Intel i5-2300
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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 recently-released Core i5-8600 comes with an identical boost frequency as the i5-8600K, for a lesser price that happens to match that of the Ryzen 5 2600X. While base frequency might look low with 3.1 GHz, in reality, out of the box, the processor runs above 4 GHz all the time.Read more
It always seemed the overclockable Core i5 8600K would be the Intel Coffee Lake CPU that would steal my gaming heart. I was wrong.Read more
Intel's Coffee Lake-S flagship, the Core i7 8700K is - in our view - the fastest gaming CPU that money can buy right no…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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Earlier than expected Intel move their NDA on the next lineup of Sandy Bridge processors. We take review all of the 6 series i5 range.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+LGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1155
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.0 GHz3.1 GHz3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz4.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Number of cores8664
Number of threads8664
Thermal Design Power (TDP)125.0 W35.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3DMI3DMI
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyesyes
Type
N/A
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz850.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.012.0
N/A

Memory

Cache8 MB9 MB9 MB6 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)29.9 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s21.0 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Cache type
N/A
Smart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB64.0 GB32.0 GB

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