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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 920 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 950
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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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Today Intel launches two high-end processors that take the place of its i7-965 and i7-940 CPUs. More speed? Same price points? We’ll take it! But are the new chips compelling enough to warrant spending more than you would on an i7-920?Read more
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General

Processor socketAM4LGA 1366LGA 1366
Component forPC
N/A
N/A
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.6 GHz2.66 GHz3.06 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz2.93 GHz3.33 GHz
Number of cores644
Number of threads1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W130.0 W130.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
QPIQPI
Idle states
N/A
yesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonono
TypeNot available
N/A
N/A

Memory

Cache32 MB8 MB8 MB
Cache typeL3L2L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor3200.0 MHz
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Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
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Memory channelsDual
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N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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24.0 GB24.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

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