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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
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Intel Core i3 8100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 8100
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Intel Core i7 8700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700K
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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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For $180 the Core i3-8350K is nearly a rebadged Core i5-7600K: both are 14nm quad-cores operating at ~4GHz, but the 8350K is 25% cheaper. Meanwhile, the Core...Read more
Intel's Core i3-8100 comes with four cores at a low price point. But can it fend off AMD's multiplier-unlocked Ryzen competition?Read more
We take a look at the ultra-low cost Intel Core i3-8100 in our benchmarks and review. We see how this CPU stacks up to more costly server processors and see whether it is worth saving a few dollars with this intriguing solutionRead more
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.0 GHz3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
N/A
4.7 GHz
Number of cores6846
Number of threads1216412
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
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DMI3DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyesyes
TypeNot available
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Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
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350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
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N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache16 MB16 MB6 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2667.0 MHz2400.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesnono
Thermal specification203.0 °F
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212.0 °F
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