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Intel Core i5 6600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 6600
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Intel Core i5 9400F Cpu
Intel Core i5 9400F
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Intel Core i7 8700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 8700
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Intel Core i7 9700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 9700K
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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
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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 hexa-core processor rises above RyzenRead more
With high clocks and hexa-core design, Intel's top eighth-generation/"Coffee Lake" desktop CPU impresses as a mainstream "do-it-all" processor. It's an excellent gamer, too, when paired with a high-end video card.Read more
Intel's Core i7-8700 sports all of the goodness expected from its Coffee Lake architecture. However, the bundled cooler proves insufficient under taxing workloads.Read more
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General

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

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz2.9 GHz3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz4.1 GHz4.6 GHz4.9 GHz
Number of cores4668
Number of threads46128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI3DMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesnoyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Not availableIntel UHD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.0
N/A
12.012.0

Memory

Cache6 MB9 MB12 MB12 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB128.0 GB64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnoyesno
Thermal specification
N/A
212.0 °F212.0 °F212.0 °F

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
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S1S

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