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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Intel Core i5 6600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6600
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Intel Core i5 9500T Cpu
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Intel Xeon E-2246G Cpu
Intel Xeon E-2246G
Editiorial reviews
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4.8 out of 5
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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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In our Intel Xeon E-2246G benchmarks and review piece we show why this SKU is still one of our top picks in the stack and why STH readers should pick itRead more
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4.1 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz2.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Number of cores6466
Number of threads124612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W35.0 W80.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3
N/A
N/A
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyesyes
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics P630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.012.012.0

Memory

Cache32 MB6 MB9 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
N/A
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB128.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
N/A

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesnono
Thermal specification
N/A
N/A
212.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yesyesyes
Supported instruction sets
N/A
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
Execute disable bit
N/A
yesyesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S1S1S

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