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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel i5-2300 Cpu
Intel i5-2300
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Intel's meteoric rise to dominance in the CPU market over the last two years - and the stunning value of its processors - is highlighted by none better than the Q6600. It's based on the Core microarchitecture, the design responsibleRead more
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Earlier than expected Intel move their NDA on the next lineup of Sandy Bridge processors. We take review all of the 6 series i5 range.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 775LGA 1155
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
N/A
3.1 GHz
Number of cores6844
Number of threads121644
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
FSBDMI
Bus speed
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N/A
1066.0 MHz
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Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache32 MB16 MB8 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3L2Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz2933.0 MHz
N/A
  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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DDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual
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Dual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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21.0 GB/s

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