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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper 3970X Cpu
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Intel Core i7 920 Cpu
Intel Core i7 920
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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 socketAM4sTRX4LGA 1366
Component forPCPC
N/A
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Number of cores6324
Number of threads12648
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W280.0 W130.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
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QPI
Idle states
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yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonono
TypeNot availableNot available
N/A

Memory

Cache32 MB128 MB8 MB
Cache typeL3L3L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz3200.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDualQuad
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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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