AMD Athlon 750 vs Intel Core i7-870S
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket A | Intel Socket 1156 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Transistors | 37 million | 774 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 296 mm² |
| Package | — | FC-LGA8 |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
Performance
| Frequency | 750 MHz | 2.666 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | up to 3.6 GHz |
| Base clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Multiplier | 7.5x | 20.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.75 V | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 43 W | 82 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release date | Jun 5th, 2000 | Jul 19th, 2010 |
| Codename | Thunderbird | Lynnfield |
| Generation | Athlon Model 4 | Core i7 |
| Part | A0750AMT3B | SLBQ7 |
| Memory support | DDR1 | DDR3 Dual-channel |
| ECC memory | No | No |
| PCI Express | — | Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only) |
Cores
| Total Cores | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 1 | 8 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated graphics | — | — |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 128K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 256K | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | — | 8MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| Enhanced 3DNow! | Yes | — |
|---|---|---|
| HTT | — | Yes |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| SSE | — | Yes |
| SSE2 | — | Yes |
| SSE3 | — | Yes |
| SSE4 | — | Yes |
| SSE4.1 | — | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | — | Yes |
| SSSE3 | — | Yes |
| TBT | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-d | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| XD-Bit | — | Yes |
