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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Cpu
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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Intel Core i5 6600K Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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Intel has finally unveiled their 6th Generation processors codenamed Skylake. We take a look at the new unlocked 6600K and 6700K CPUs to see what improvements have been made.Read more
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
In the last few years, reviewing an Intel CPU from a gaming perspective has always been something of a challenge. Typic…Read more
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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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4.1 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores6846
Number of threads121646
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W91.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMIDMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyesyes
TypeNot availableNot availableIntel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache32 MB32 MB6 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 2133
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnonono
Thermal specification
N/A
N/A
N/A
212.0 °F

Features

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Supported instruction sets
N/A
N/A
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bit
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Scalability
N/A
N/A
1S1S

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