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AMD A6 9500E Cpu
AMD A6 9500E
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Intel Core i7 2600 Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600
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Intel Xeon E3-1245 Cpu
Intel Xeon E3-1245
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Lower-power, but with the same eight-threaded processing goodnessRead more
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Although the processing cores in Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture are decidedly similar to Nehalem, the integration of on-die graphics and a ring bus improves performance for mainstream users. Intel’s Quick Sync is this design’s secret weapon, though.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1155LGA 1155LGA 1155
Component forPC
N/A
PCServer/Workstation
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.0 GHz3.4 GHz3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Number of cores2444
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35.0 W95.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Number of threads
N/A
888
Bus type
N/A
DMIDMIDMI
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyesyes
TypeAMD Radeon R5Intel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics P3000
On-board graphics adapter base frequency800.0 MHz850.0 MHz850.0 MHz850.0 MHz

Memory

Cache1 MB8 MB8 MB8 MB
Cache typeL2L3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2400.0 MHz
N/A
  • 1066
  • 1333
  • 1066
  • 1333
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
N/A
DDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDual
N/A
DualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB32.0 GB32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
21.0 GB/s21.0 GB/s21.0 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thermal specification194.0 °F162.68 °F162.68 °F162.68 °F

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