Intel Core i3-8300 vs Intel Core i5-6600K

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket 1151 Intel Socket 1151
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 14 nm 14 nm
Transistors unknown unknown
Die size unknown unknown
Package FC-LGA1151 FC-LGA12C
tCaseMax 72°C 72°C

Performance

Frequency 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37.0x 35.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
TDP 62 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status Active unknown
Release date Feb 14th, 2018 Jul 2nd, 2015
Codename Coffee Lake Skylake
Generation Core i3 Core i5
Part SR3XY SR2BV
Memory support DDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4-2133 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only) Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 8MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes Yes
BMI1 Yes Yes
BMI2 Yes Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes Yes
CLMUL Yes Yes
EIST Yes Yes
F16C Yes Yes
FMA3 Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TSX Yes
TXT Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked BCLK multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

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