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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

vs

Intel Core i5-8200Y

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Core i5-8200Y processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

More Total Cores: 6 (6 vs 2)
Higher Technology: 12nm FinFET (12nm FinFET vs 14 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe 3.0 x16 (PCIe 3.0 x16 vs 3.0)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4 (DDR4 vs LPDDR3-1866 | DDR3L-1600)

Intel Core i5-8200Y

Newer Launch Date: July 2018 (April 2018 vs July 2018)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

April 2018

Launch Date

July 2018

Desktop

Platform

Mobile

Model Name

i5-8200Y

Pinnacle Ridge

Code Name

Amber Lake Y

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.4GHz

Basic Frequency

1.30 GHz

Up to 3.9GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

3.90 GHz

576KB

L1 Cache

3MB

L2 Cache

16MB

L3 Cache

AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FCBGA1515

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

12nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

14 nm

65W

TDP

5 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCIe 3.0 x16

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

3.0

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

LPDDR3-1866 | DDR3L-1600

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

16 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Up to 2933MT/s

Bus Speed

4 GT/s

GPU Specifications

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Intel® UHD Graphics 615

Graphics Frequency

950 MHz