i5-8650K vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking907not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.67no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency8.19no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM41151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2017 1 September 2018
Threads 12 6

Ryzen 5 1600X has 100% more threads.

i5-8650K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600X and Core i5-8650K. We've got no test results to judge.


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