ProductCore i3-6300TCore i5-2500K
Brand Intel Intel
Street Price (Approx) ~ $160
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# CPU Cores 24
Frequency (GHz) 3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Cache (MB) 46
TDP (Watts) 35 W95 W
Product Segment DesktopDesktop
Status ReleasedReleased
Announced On 2015-06-012011-01-01
TechnicalsCore i3-6300TCore i5-2500K
Dimensions (2D) 37.5x37.5 mm37.5x37.5 mm
Conflict Free? 1
# CPU Cores 24
Threads/Core 44
Frequency (GHz) 3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (GHz) 3.7 GHz
Cache (MB) 46
Instructions Width (bits) 6464
Instructions Extensions SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Process (nm) 14 nm32 nm
TDP (Watts) 35 W95 W
Max RAM 64 GB32 GB
RAM Types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35VDDR3 1066/1333
# Memory Channels 22
Memory Bandwidth (GB/Sec) 34.1GB/s21GB/s
Max CPU / Package 11
PCI-E Version 32
PCI-E Configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI-E Max Lanes # 1616
Compatible Sockets FCLGA1151LGA1155
Intel Turbo Boost Version 2
Intel V-Pro NoNo
Intel Hyper-Thread YesNo
Intel Virtualization (VTX) YesYes
Intel Directed I/O (VTD) YesNo
Intel Ext. Page Tables (EPT) YesYes
Intel TSX Sync. Extensions No
Intel 64 YesYes
Idle States YesYes
Thermal MonitoringTech. YesYes
Flex Memory Yes
Intel ID Protect YesYes
Intel SIPP No
Intel SMB Advantage Yes
Intel AES New Instructions YesYes
Intel Secure Key Yes
Intel OS Guard Yes
Trusted Execution NoNo
Execution Disable YesYes

 

Intel Core i3-6300T vs. Intel Core i5-2500K Specs & Speed Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-6300T vs. Intel Core i5-2500K Specs & Speed Benchmarks

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