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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
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Intel Q8400
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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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Intel's meteoric rise to dominance in the CPU market over the last two years - and the stunning value of its processors - is highlighted by none better than the Q6600. It's based on the Core microarchitecture, the design responsibleRead more
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HotHardware takes an in depth look at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400, affordable 45nm quad-core processor.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+LGA 775LGA 775
Component forPC
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Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz
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N/A
Number of cores844
Number of threads844
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz1066.0 MHz
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Bus type
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FSBFSB
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Memory

Cache8 MB8 MB4 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDual
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Cache type
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L2L2

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