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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 4-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 65W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8600 6-core 3.1 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor

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Intel i5-8600 6-core 3.1 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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CPU ArchitectureCoresThreadsCPU ClockCPU Turbo ClockCacheDDR3DDR4Memory BandwidthMaximum MemoryGenerationSocketThermal Design Power
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

12 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

4

6

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

8

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
14% higher

3.6 GHz

3.1 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock

4 GHz

7% higher

4.3 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

8 MB

9 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
5% faster

43.7 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

64 GB

128 GB

Generation

0

8

Socket

0

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

65 Watts

65 Watts

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PROS 4
Cores 6 vs 4 (2) 33% more physical cores
CPU Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.3GHz) 7% higher
Cache 9 MB vs 8 MB (1MB) 11% bigger processor cache memory
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 4
CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 12 nm CPU architecture size is (2nm) 14% smaller
Threads 6 vs 8 (2) 25% less logical cores
CPU Clock 3.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.5GHz) 14% lower
Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s vs 43.7 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (2.1GB/s) 5% slower
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 4-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 65W Desktop Processor
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