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Intel Core i3 9100F Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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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'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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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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4.4 out of 5
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores466
Number of threads466
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Idle statesyesyesyes
Bus type
N/A
DMI3DMI3

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyes
TypeNot availableIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache6 MB9 MB9 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB128.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnono
Thermal specification212.0 °F212.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S

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