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Intel i5-11600K 6-core 3.9 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8600K 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor

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Intel i5-11600K 6-core 3.9 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor
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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

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
8% higher

3.9 GHz

3.6 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
12% higher

4.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

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

12 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
17% faster

50 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

11

8

Socket

1200

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

125 Watts

24% lower

95 Watts

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PROS 5
Threads 12 vs 6 (6) 50% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.3GHz) 8% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz vs 4.3 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.6GHz) 12% higher
Cache 12 MB vs 9 MB (3MB) 25% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 50 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (8.4GB/s) 17% faster
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 125 Watts vs 95 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 24% higher
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