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Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor Intel i7-5960X 8-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor

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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

22 nm

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

6

8

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

6

16

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

2.8 GHz

7% higher

3 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
13% higher

4 GHz

3.5 GHz

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

9 MB

20 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

41.6 GB/s

39% faster

68 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

64 GB

64 GB

Generation

8

5

Socket

1151

2011

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
54% lower

65 Watts

140 Watts

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PROS 5
Cores 8 vs 6 (2) 25% more physical cores
Threads 16 vs 6 (10) 63% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Clock speed is (0.2GHz) 7% higher
Cache 20 MB vs 9 MB (11MB) 55% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 68 GB/s vs 41.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (26.4GB/s) 39% faster
CONS 3
CPU Architecture 22 nm vs 14 nm CPU architecture size is (8nm) 36% smaller
CPU Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz vs 4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.5GHz) 13% lower
Thermal Design Power 140 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (75Watts) 54% higher
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