Intel Core i5-8420T vs Intel Core i5-8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8420T and Intel Core i5-8650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Core i5-8420T

Intel Core i5-8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8420T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8650

Around 72% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8420T	Intel Core i5-8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	September 2018	September 2018
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)