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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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Intel Core i7 2600 Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600
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Intel Core i7 8700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700
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Lower-power, but with the same eight-threaded processing goodnessRead more
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Intel’s hexa-core processor rises above RyzenRead more
With high clocks and hexa-core design, Intel's top eighth-generation/"Coffee Lake" desktop CPU impresses as a mainstream "do-it-all" processor. It's an excellent gamer, too, when paired with a high-end video card.Read more
Intel's Core i7-8700 sports all of the goodness expected from its Coffee Lake architecture. However, the bundled cooler proves insufficient under taxing workloads.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1155LGA 1151
Component forPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores646
Number of threads12812
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMIDMI3
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyes
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
850.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache16 MB8 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz
N/A
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
N/A
Dual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
21.0 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyes
N/A
yes
Thermal specification203.0 °F162.68 °F212.0 °F

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