AMD A8-7680 vs Intel Core i7-975

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM2+ Intel Socket 1366
Process size 28 nm 45 nm
Transistors 1,178 million 731 million
Die size 246 mm² 263 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA8
tCaseMax 74°C
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.333 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.8 GHz up to 3.6 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 35.0x 25.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes Yes
Voltage 1.475 V 1.375 V
TDP 45 W 130 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status Active End-of-life
Release date Oct 26th, 2018 Jun 2nd, 2009
Codename Godaveri Bloomfield
Generation A8 Core i7
Part AD7680ACABBOX AD7680ACABCBX SLBEQ
Memory support DDR3 DDR3 Triple-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon R7

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 8MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
CnQ Yes
EIST Yes
HTT Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SMT Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.2 Yes
SSE4A Yes
TXT Yes
VT-x Yes
XD-Bit Yes

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked FSB multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking. It is branded under the Extreme Edition label.

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