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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
AMD FX 9590
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Intel Core i7-4790 Cpu
Intel Core i7-4790
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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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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+AM4AM4LGA 1150
Component forPCPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz3.5 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz3.7 GHz4.2 GHz4.0 GHz
Number of cores8464
Number of threads84128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W65.0 W65.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bus type
N/A
N/A
N/A
DMI
Idle states
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesnoyes
Type
N/A
AMD Radeon VegaNot availableIntel HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
1100.0 MHz
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350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
12.0
N/A
11.1

Memory

Cache8 MB4 MB32 MB8 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Cache type
N/A
L3L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
N/A
2933.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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N/A
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32.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
N/A
N/A
25.6 GB/s

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