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Intel i7-10700K 8-core 3.8 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor Intel i5-6400 4-core 2.7 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor

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Intel i7-10700K 8-core 3.8 GHz Socket 1200 125W 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

8

4

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

16

4

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
29% higher

3.8 GHz

2.7 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
35% higher

5.1 GHz

3.3 GHz

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

16 MB

6 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

Yes

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
26% faster

45.8 GB/s

34.1 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

64 GB

Generation

10

6

Socket

1200

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

125 Watts

48% lower

65 Watts

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Intel i7-10700K 8-core 3.8 GHz Socket 1200 125W Desktop Processor
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Cores 8 vs 4 (4) 50% more physical cores
Threads 16 vs 4 (12) 75% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz Clock speed is (1.1GHz) 29% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 5.1 GHz vs 3.3 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1.8GHz) 35% higher
Cache 16 MB vs 6 MB (10MB) 63% bigger processor cache memory
Memory Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s vs 34.1 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (11.7GB/s) 26% faster
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 125 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (60Watts) 48% higher
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Intel i5-6400 4-core 2.7 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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