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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Intel Core i5 9600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600
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Intel Xeon X5670 Cpu
Intel Xeon X5670
Editiorial reviews
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4.8 out of 5
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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 socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1366
Component forPCPCServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz2.93 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.6 GHz3.33 GHz
Number of cores666
Number of threads12612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Idle states
N/A
yesyes
Bus type
N/A
N/A
QPI

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesno
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630
N/A
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.0
N/A

Memory

Cache32 MB9 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheL3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualTriple
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
128.0 GB288.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
41.6 GB/s32.0 GB/s

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