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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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Intel Core i3 8100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 8100
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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 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
N/A
Number of cores664
Number of threads12124
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
TypeNot availableNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache16 MB16 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz2933.0 MHz2400.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
37.5 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesno
Thermal specification203.0 °F203.0 °F212.0 °F

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