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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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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 socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.4 GHz3.0 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores646
Number of threads1246
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 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 HD 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 MB6 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
41.6 GB/s

Thermals

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

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