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Intel i5-8600K 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6-core 3.2 GHz Socket 0 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

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
11% higher

3.6 GHz

3.2 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
16% higher

4.3 GHz

3.6 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
4% faster

41.6 GB/s

40 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

95 Watts

32% lower

65 Watts

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Intel i5-8600K 6-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor
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CPU Clock 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz Clock speed is (0.4GHz) 11% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.7GHz) 16% higher
Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s vs 40 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (1.6GB/s) 4% faster
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 3
Threads 6 vs 12 (6) 50% less logical cores
Cache 9 MB vs 16 MB (7MB) 44% smaller processor cache memory
Thermal Design Power 95 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 32% higher
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6-core 3.2 GHz Socket 0 65W Desktop Processor
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