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AMD FX 6300 Cpu
AMD FX 6300
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AMD FX 8350 Cpu
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AMD Opteron 254 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 2500 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2500
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
Last year, AMD launched its Bulldozer architecture to disappointed enthusiasts who were hoping to see the company rise to its former glory. Today, we get an FX processor based on the Piledriver update. Does it give power users something to celebrate?Read more
HotHardware takes a detailed look at the new AMD FX 8350 octal-core desktop processor, formeraly codenamed Vishera.Read more
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Page 2 - Intel Core i5-2500K Architecture; Test SystemRead more
Without doubt the new range of Intel CPUs are incredible - we show you why.Read more
This latest mid-range processor is a huge leap forwardsRead more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM3+Socket 940LGA 1155
Component forPCPC
N/A
N/A
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz4.0 GHz2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
N/A
3.7 GHz
Number of cores68
N/A
4
Number of threads68
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4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W125.0 W
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95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
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0.0 in
Bus type
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N/A
N/A
DMI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB1 MB6 MB
Cache typeL3
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L2L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz1866.0 MHz
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N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
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N/A
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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29.9 GB/s
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21.0 GB/s
Memory channels
N/A
Dual
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N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
N/A
32.0 GB

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