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AMD FX 6300 Cpu
AMD FX 6300
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Intel Core i3 2100 Cpu
Intel Core i3 2100
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Intel Core i5 2400 Cpu
Intel Core i5 2400
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Intel Core i7 920 Cpu
Intel Core i7 920
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
With several new product releases over the last few weeks, AMD has been on a mission to gain back market share. While Trinity targeted the entry level crowd with a well rounded family of APUs, their Vishera FX-series firmly targets an enthusiast niche that doesn’t need or want onboard graphics...Read more
Six Piledriver cores at 5GHz? Don't mind if I doRead more
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Does the budget Sandy Bridge processor provide enough features?Read more
The Intel i3 2100 is an introductory CPU in its new 2nd generation lineup and users looking for a low price all in one solution will find a decent one to be found in this silicon.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+LGA 1155LGA 1155LGA 1366
Component forPCPC
N/A
N/A
Operating modes
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz3.1 GHz2.66 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz
N/A
3.4 GHz2.93 GHz
Number of cores6244
Number of threads6448
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W65.0 W95.0 W130.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMIDMIQPI
Idle states
N/A
yesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyesno
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel HD Graphics 2000
N/A
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
850.0 MHz850.0 MHz
N/A

Memory

Cache8 MB3 MB6 MB8 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheL3L2
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz
  • 1066
  • 1333
N/A
N/A
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
N/A
N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB32.0 GB24.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
21.0 GB/s21.0 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Memory channels
N/A
Dual
N/A
N/A

Thermals

Cooler includedyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thermal specification158.9 °F156.38 °F162.68 °F154.22 °F

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