i5-8650 vs Phenom X3 8600

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2640not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.76no data
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads36
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size285 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2+1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650. 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 Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8600 and Core i5-8650.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 6
Threads 3 6
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-8650 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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