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Intel i7-9700K 8-core 3.6 GHz Socket 1151 95W Desktop Processor Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W 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

8

6

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

8

6

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
22% higher

3.6 GHz

2.8 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
18% higher

4.9 GHz

4 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

41.6 GB/s

41.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

64 GB

Generation

9

8

Socket

1151

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

95 Watts

32% lower

65 Watts

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PROS 6
Cores 8 vs 6 (2) 25% more physical cores
Threads 8 vs 6 (2) 25% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz Clock speed is (0.8GHz) 22% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.9 GHz vs 4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.9GHz) 18% higher
Cache 12 MB vs 9 MB (3MB) 25% bigger processor cache memory
Maximum Memory 128 GB vs 64 GB Maximium memory is (64GB) 50% more
CONS 1
Thermal Design Power 95 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (30Watts) 32% higher
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Intel i5-8400 6-core 2.8 GHz Socket 1151 65W Desktop Processor
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