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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Cpu
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 4460 Cpu
Intel Core i5 4460
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Compared to dog years, a CPU's life span is considerably shorter with the rapid pace of PC component turn over. Not in terms of operational longevity but viabilRead more
The AMD FX-9590 is an eight-core, overclock-ready processor that offers some of the best performance available, provided you have the requisite hardware.Read more
A few weeks ago AMD announced the latest additions to their FX-series processor lineup: the FX-9590 and FX-9370. Clocked at Turbo speeds of 5GHz and 4.7GHz respectively, these new CPUs made some waves in enthusiast circles due to the high frequencies and AMD’s decision to only offer them...Read more
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HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor in this article. The E8500 is based on Intel's 45nm Wolfdale core whichRead more
Intel and AMD are constantly competing to release the best processor hardware at the most affordable prices. Intel’s Core 2 Duo chipset was one of its better ...Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 775LGA 1150
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.16 GHz3.2 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz4.4 GHz
N/A
3.4 GHz
Number of cores8824
Number of threads816
N/A
4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W65.0 W65.0 W84.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz
N/A
1333.0 MHz
N/A
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI2
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache8 MB32 MB6 MB6 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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DDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
Cache type
N/A
L3
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Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
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3200.0 MHz
N/A
  • 1333
  • 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
N/A
32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
N/A
25.6 GB/s

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