AMD A8-5600K vs Intel Core i7-3520M

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM2 Intel Socket G2 (988B)
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 1,178 million unknown
Die size 246 mm² 118 mm²
Package µPGA FC-PGA12F
tCaseMax 74°C
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 3.6 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 3.6 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36.0x 29.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.475 V
TDP 100 W 35 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Mobile
Production status unknown unknown
Release date Oct 2nd, 2012 Jun 3rd, 2012
Codename Trinity Ivy Bridge
Generation A8 Core i7
Part AD560KWOA44HJAD560KWOHJBOX SR0MT
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel unknown Dual-channel
ECC memory No No

Cores

Total Cores 4 2
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 7560D Intel HD 4000

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 4MB (shared)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. Intel HD 2500 frequency: 650-1250MHz

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AES-NI Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
AVX Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
TXT Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes

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