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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 4790K Cpu
Intel Core i7 4790K
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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
Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1151LGA 1150
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz4.0 GHz
Max turbo speed4.1 GHz4.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Number of cores864
Number of threads1668
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W84.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI3QPI
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
TypeNot availableNot availableIntel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
11.2

Memory

Cache16 MB9 MB8 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2933.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
128.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
41.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnono
Thermal specification203.0 °F212.0 °F165.27 °F

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