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Intel Core i5 6600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 6600K
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Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
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Intel Core i5 9600K Cpu
Intel Core i5 9600K
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Intel Core i9 9900 Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900
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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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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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A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
More cores, higher frequencies, and performance-boosting Solder TIM place the Core i9-9900K ahead of the pack. Just be prepared to pay for it.Read more
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General

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

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz2.9 GHz3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz4.1 GHz4.6 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores4668
Number of threads46616
Thermal Design Power (TDP)91.0 W65.0 W95.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI3DMI3
N/A
Idle statesyesyesyes
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Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnoyes
N/A
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Not availableIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
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350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
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12.0
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Memory

Cache6 MB9 MB9 MB16 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
N/A
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1866
  • 1333
  • 2133
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
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Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB128.0 GB64.0 GB
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Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
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Memory channelsDualDualDual
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Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
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Maximum number of PCI Express lanes16161616
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
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Execute disable bityesyesyes
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Scalability1S1S1S
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