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AMD FX 6300 Cpu
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Intel Core i7-4790 Cpu
Intel Core i7-4790
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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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The value processor kingRead more
Fresh from the introduction of Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5, AMD is ready to battle Core i3 and Pentium with its Ryzen 3 1300X and 1200 processors.Read more
The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, which is priced at $129, comes with a 3.4 GHz base clock and 3.7 GHz Boost. It offers four real cores that manage to beat the dual-core Intel Core i3-7300 with HyperThreading, which is significantly more expensive at the same time.Read more
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Codename Devil's Canyon is out from Intel. We see just what the new Core i7 4790K processor is all about as we put it through our CPU testing regiment.Read more
Intel's Core i7-4790K is the high-end Haswell-based processor for enthusiasts who liked last year's 4770K CPU, but weren't satisfied with its modest performance improvements.Read more
Despite a clear performance advantage, Intel just doesn't seem like an enthusiast-friendly company. Certain elements in the organization want to change that perception, though. Devil's Canyon is meant to allay power users with more speed.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1150
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz4.0 GHz
Number of cores644
Number of threads648
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
N/A
DMI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
TypeNot available
N/A
Intel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
N/A
350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
N/A
11.1

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB8 MB
Cache typeL3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channels
N/A
DualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
N/A
32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
25.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includedyesyes
N/A
Thermal specification158.9 °F203.0 °F162.9 °F

Often compared with AMD FX 6300

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