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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
AMD FX 9590
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Intel Core i7 920 Cpu
Intel Core i7 920
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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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This entry level Core i7 shows the world what Intel can do with their 45nm trickeryRead more
Benchmarks: CINEBENCH. Today marks the release of Intel's latest and greatest processor architecture to date. Meet the new Core i7 920, 940 and 965 Extreme Edition processors based on...Read more
New technology is always incredibly enticing. We've spent the last couple of weeks tinkering with Intel's debuting Core i7 processors, becoming suitably impressed and even getting the 965-Extreme part running at a ferocious 3.7GHz after overclocking.Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4sTRX4LGA 1366
Component forPCPCPC
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Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz4.2 GHz4.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Number of cores86324
Number of threads812648
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W65.0 W280.0 W130.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz
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Bus type
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QPI
Idle states
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yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternononono
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Not availableNot available
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Memory

Cache8 MB32 MB128 MB8 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDualDualQuad
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Cache type
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L3L3L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
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3200.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
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Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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24.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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25.6 GB/s

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