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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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Intel Core i5 8600K Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9400 Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400
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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5 editorial reviews
Intel's Core i5-8600K is priced $120 below the i7-8700K, making it an interesting option for the more value-oriented buyer. It features the same six-core design, but lacks HyperThreading and loses 3 MB of cache. Our testing shows that it still is a great CPU, especially when overclocked to almost 5 GHz.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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1 editorial reviews
Intel's Core i5-9400 and -9400F CPUs, armed with with six cores and six threads, come to defend the company's gaming dominance in the mid-range market.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
33 user ratings
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3 stars
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3.8 out of 5
32 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz4.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Number of cores666
Number of threads1266
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3DMI3
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

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

Memory

Cache16 MB9 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnono
Thermal specification203.0 °F
N/A
212.0 °F

Features

Supported instruction setsAVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
N/A
1616
Execute disable bit
N/A
yesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S1S

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