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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
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Intel Core i5 4460 Cpu
Intel Core i5 4460
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Intel Core i5 9600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600
Editiorial reviews
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6 editorial reviews
Ryzen 5 1600 brings six cores and twelve threads to the lowest price point in the desktop market, an example of the inherent value of its unlocked multipliers.Read more
At just $219 with six cores and 12 threads, AMD's Ryzen 5 1600 could be a cash-strapped content creator's dream chip. Just don't expect to do serious overclocking without investing in a better cooler.Read more
AMD's Ryzen 5 1600, a six-core processor with twelve logical cores, turns out to be a cost-effective alternative to the only marginally faster Ryzen 5 1600X. The Ryzen 5 1600 even offers good overclocking potential, going beyond the clock limits of AMD Precision Boost and XFR.Read more
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9 editorial reviews
AMD's flagship APU is an incredible little thing, proving you don't need a graphics card to game.Read more
Introduction and Technical SpecificationsRead more
Codenamed Picasso and combining a four-core, eight-thread Zen+ CPU with an 11 CU slice of Vega graphRead more
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2 editorial reviews
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 socketAM4AM4LGA 1150LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz4.2 GHz3.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores6446
Number of threads12846
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W84.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI2
N/A
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyesyes
TypeNot availableAMD Radeon Vega 11Intel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
1400.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
11.2/1212.0

Memory

Cache16 MB4 MB6 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2933.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesno
N/A
no
Thermal specification203.0 °F203.0 °F162.9 °F212.0 °F

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