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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Pinnacle Ridge architecture and released in 2018. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3600 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4200 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.

The Intel Core i7-8700K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Coffee Lake architecture and released in 2017. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3700 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and 12 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-8700K is designed for the FCLGA1151 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Core i7-8700K
Popularity (0-100) 65%85%
Performance (0-100) 53%58%
Blender Score / $1 0.50.4

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Core i7-8700K
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 66
Threads 1212
Speed 3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo 4.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Current Price $210$305
Release Price $359
Release Date 20182017
GPU -Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Socket AM4FCLGA1151
L3 16 MB12 MB
Base TDP 95 W95 W
Max TDP
Nm 12 nm14 nm
Unlocked YesYes
Official Site Visit Visit

Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Core i7-8700K
Blender Score 105.3121.7
Top % Ranking 53 %58 %
Blender Score / $1 0.50.4
Samples 80217

Details

AMD Ryzen 5 2600XIntel Core i7-8700K
Class RyzenIntel Core
Code Name Pinnacle RidgeCoffee Lake
Performance Cores 66
Efficiency Cores 00
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Max Memory 128 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache 576 kB
L2 Cache 3.0 MB

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