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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2500
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1155
Component forPCPC
N/A
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.1 GHz3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Number of cores464
Number of threads4124
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
Type
N/A
Not availableIntel HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
850.0 MHz

Memory

Cache8 MB16 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2933.0 MHz
N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
21.0 GB/s

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