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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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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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General

Processor socketAM4AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores666
Number of threads12126
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

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

Memory

Cache16 MB32 MB9 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz3200.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyesno
Thermal specification203.0 °F
N/A
212.0 °F

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