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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Cpu
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Intel Core i9 9900K
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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 socketAM4LGA 1150LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit
  • 32-bit
  • 64-bit
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.7 GHz4.0 GHz5.0 GHz
Number of cores448
Number of threads8816
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMIDMI3
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternoyesyes
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
N/A
350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
N/A
11.112.0

Memory

Cache16 MB8 MB16 MB
Cache typeL3Smart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor2667.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
N/A
25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Features

Supported instruction setsAVX 2.0
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Thermal monitoring technologies
N/A
yesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
N/A
1616
Execute disable bit
N/A
yesyes
Scalability
N/A
1S1S

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