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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 95W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 95W Desktop Processor
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Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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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

6

6

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

12

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
22% higher

3.6 GHz

2.8 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
5% higher

4.2 GHz

4 GHz

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

16 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

64 GB

Generation

0

8

Socket

0

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

95 Watts

32% lower

65 Watts

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 95W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture 12 nm vs 14 nm CPU architecture size is (2nm) 14% bigger
Threads 12 vs 6 (6) 50% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Clock speed is (0.8GHz) 22% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.2GHz) 5% higher
Cache 16 MB vs 9 MB (7MB) 44% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 43.7 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (2.1GB/s) 5% faster
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 95 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 32% higher
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Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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