Intel Core i5-8600K vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

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Intel Core i5-8600K
Intel Core i5-8600K Image
AMD Athlon II X2 270
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Intel Core i5-8600K
AMD Athlon II X2 270
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
Cores 6 2
CPU Threads 6 2
Base Clock Speed 3.6GHz 3.4GHz
Turbo Clock Speed 4.3GHz Not Known
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 95W 65W
Has integrated graphics Yes No
Performance per watt Not Known 65.0
Performance Performance Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.6GHz 2 x 3.4GHz
Number of CPU Threads 6 2
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 2MB
L3 Cache Size 9MB Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.3GHz Not Known
L1 Cache Size 384KB 256KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 1MB/core
L3 Core 1.5MB/core Not Known
Clock Multiplier 36 17
Turbo Boost Tech Version 2 Not Known
Does it have an unlocked multiplier No No
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Features Features Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
Has AES Support Yes No
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4
Has AVX Support Yes No
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support Yes No
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No No
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes No
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support Yes No
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
Height 37.5mm 40mm
Width Size 37.5mm 40mm
General info General info Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 14nm 32nm
GPU Base Clock Speed 350MHz Not Known
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 95W 65W
PCI Express Version 3 2
CPU Temperature 100°C Not Known
DirectX Version Info 12 Not Known
OpenGL Driver Version 4.5 Not Known
GPU Boost Clock Speed 1150MHz Not Known
No. of Supported Displays 3 Not Known
Width Size 37.5mm 40mm
Height 37.5mm 40mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics Yes No
Transistor Count Not Known 234 million
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
RAM Memory Speed 2666MHz 1866MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 42.7GB/s Not Known
Max Memory Channels 2 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB Not Known
Bus Bandwidth 8GT/s Not Known
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support Yes No
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Athlon II X2 270
PassMark Score 12854 1966
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 2530 1159
PassMark Score (Overclocked) Not Known 2449
CPU Performance (Per Watt) Not Known 65.0

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