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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 Xeon E5-2670 Cpu
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 Cpu
Intel Xeon E5-2680
Editiorial reviews
11
4.8 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
80 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
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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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Dual Intel Xeon E5-2670 processors bring most of the performance of the E5-2690 which cost 33% more. We ran our Linux benchmark suite on two E5-2670 CPUsRead more
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
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4.0 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 2011LGA 2011
Component forPCPCServer/WorkstationServer/Workstation
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Number of cores6488
Number of threads1241616
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W115.0 W130.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3QPIQPI
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

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

Memory

Cache32 MB6 MB20 MB20 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 800
  • 1066
  • 1333
  • 1600
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualQuadQuad
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
64.0 GB750.0 GB750.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
34.1 GB/s51.2 GB/s51.2 GB/s

Features

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16164040
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yesyesyes
Supported instruction sets
N/A
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
AVXAVX
Execute disable bit
N/A
yesyesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S2S2S

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