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AMD EPYC 7281 Cpu
AMD EPYC 7281
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Intel Core i9 9900KF Cpu
Intel Core i9 9900KF
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Our benchmarks and review show why the AMD EPYC 7281 is competitive with dual Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and 4110 and a must-configure upgrade over the 7251Read more
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A new price cut helps consolidate the Intel Core i9-9900K as the go-to powerhouse processor for gaming and creative tasksRead more
The Intel Core i9-9900KS adds a booster rocket to one of the fastest gaming processors out there, but at a cost that most gamers don't need to pay to get the most out of their machines.Read more
Intel's eight-core sixteen-thread Core i9-9900KF comes with disabled graphics but has a higher price tag than the full-featured Core i9-9900K.Read more
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General

Processor socketSocket SP3TR4LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forServer/WorkstationServer/WorkstationPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed2.7 GHz4.0 GHz5.0 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores161688
Number of threads32321616
Thermal Design Power (TDP)170.0 W180.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography
N/A
0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI3DMI3
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyesno
Type
N/A
N/A
Intel UHD Graphics 630Not available
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
N/A
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0
N/A

Memory

Cache32 MB32 MB16 MB16 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 2400
  • 2666
2667.0 MHz2666.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory channelsOctaQuadDualDual
Memory types supported by processor
N/A
DDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
64.0 GB128.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
41.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Often compared with AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper 1950X

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Often compared with Intel Core i9 9900KF