AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 Intel Socket 775
Process size 45 nm 65 nm
Transistors 904 million 582 million
Die size 346 mm² 2x 143 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 64°C

Performance

Frequency 2.9 GHz 2.666 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.2 GHz
Base clock 200 MHz 266 MHz
Multiplier 14.5x 10.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
Voltage 1.4 V 1.34 V
TDP 95 W 130 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 1st, 2010 Nov 1st, 2006
Codename Zosma Kentsfield
Generation Phenom II X4 Core 2 Extreme
Part HD840TWFK4DGR SL9UL
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 8MB (shared)
Cache L3 6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes OEM only. 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.

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
EIST Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
Turbo Core Yes
VT-x Yes
iAMT2 Yes

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