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AMD FX 6300 Cpu
AMD FX 6300
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Intel Core i5 6600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6600
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3 editorial reviews
AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz4.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Number of cores6684
Number of threads612164
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternononoyes
TypeNot availableNot availableNot availableIntel HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache8 MB32 MB32 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz3200.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
34.1 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesnoyes
Thermal specification158.9 °F
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N/A
N/A

Often compared with AMD FX 6300

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