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Intel Core i3 9100F Cpu
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Intel Core i5 6600K Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
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In our server-focused Intel Core i3-9100F review, we see why this new chip is a big upgrade from the previous generation and where it competesRead more
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Intel has finally unveiled their 6th Generation processors codenamed Skylake. We take a look at the new unlocked 6600K and 6700K CPUs to see what improvements have been made.Read more
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
In the last few years, reviewing an Intel CPU from a gaming perspective has always been something of a challenge. Typic…Read more
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Intel's Core i5-9400 and -9400F CPUs, armed with with six cores and six threads, come to defend the company's gaming dominance in the mid-range market.Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1150LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.0 GHz3.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz3.9 GHz4.1 GHz
Number of cores4446
Number of threads4446
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W91.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Idle statesyesyesyesyes
Bus type
N/A
DMIDMIDMI3

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyesno
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 530Not available
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
11.112.0
N/A

Memory

Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB9 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheL3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 2133
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)37.5 GB/s25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S1S

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