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Intel Core i5 6400 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 8700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700K
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2 editorial reviews
Although the processing cores in Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture are decidedly similar to Nehalem, the integration of on-die graphics and a ring bus improves performance for mainstream users. Intel’s Quick Sync is this design’s secret weapon, though.Read more
Sandy Bridge is here, and it'll blow you awayRead more
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7 editorial reviews
Today the company is unveiling its full new line of Core i7 and Core i5 processors, accompanying chipsets and Centrino wireless options. Ivy Bridge is a 'tick'...Read more
Intel's long-awaited Ivy Bridge CPU is a strong and efficient performerRead more
Page 2 - Intel Core i7-3770K Architecture; Test SystemRead more
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1155LGA 1155LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit
N/A

Processor

Clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed3.3 GHz3.8 GHz3.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Number of cores4446
Number of threads48812
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W77.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMIDMIDMI3
Idle statesyesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz850.0 MHz850.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache6 MB8 MB8 MB12 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 1066
  • 1333
  • 1333
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB32.0 GB32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s21.0 GB/s25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
N/A
16
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
AVX
  • AVX
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Scalability1S
N/A
N/A
1S

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