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Intel i5-8600 6-core 3.1 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 95W Desktop Processor

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Intel i5-8600 6-core 3.1 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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CPU ArchitectureCoresThreadsCPU ClockCPU Turbo ClockCacheDDR3DDR4Memory BandwidthMaximum MemoryGenerationSocketThermal Design Power
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

12 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

6

12

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

3.1 GHz

14% higher

3.6 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
2% higher

4.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

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

9 MB

16 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

5% faster

43.7 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

64 GB

Generation

8

0

Socket

1151

0

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
32% lower

65 Watts

95 Watts

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Intel i5-8600 6-core 3.1 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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CPU Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.1GHz) 2% higher
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
Thermal Design Power 65 Watts vs 95 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 32% lower
CONS 5
CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 12 nm CPU architecture size is (2nm) 14% smaller
Threads 6 vs 12 (6) 50% less logical cores
CPU Clock 3.1 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.5GHz) 14% lower
Cache 9 MB vs 16 MB (7MB) 44% smaller processor cache memory
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 2600X 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 95W Desktop Processor
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