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Intel i3-8100 4-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor Intel i5-9400 6-core 2.9 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

14 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

4

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
19% higher

3.6 GHz

2.9 GHz

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

0 GHz

100% higher

4.1 GHz

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

6 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

37.5 GB/s

10% faster

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

64 GB

128 GB

Generation

8

9

Socket

1151

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

65 Watts

65 Watts

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PROS 6
Cores 6 vs 4 (2) 33% more physical cores
Threads 6 vs 4 (2) 33% more logical cores
CPU Turbo Clock 4.1 GHz vs 0 GHz Turbo clock speed is (4.1GHz) 100% higher
Cache 9 MB vs 6 MB (3MB) 33% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s vs 37.5 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (4.1GB/s) 10% faster
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 1
CPU Clock 2.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.7GHz) 19% lower
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