AMD A4-3400 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM1 Intel Socket 775
Process size 32 nm 65 nm
Transistors 1,178 million 582 million
Die size 228 mm² 2x 143 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 64°C

Performance

Frequency 2.7 GHz 3 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 100 MHz 333 MHz
Multiplier 27.0x 9.0x
Multiplier unlocked No Yes
Voltage 1.4125 V 1.34 V
TDP 65 W 130 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 7th, 2011 Jul 15th, 2007
Codename Llano Kentsfield
Generation A4 Core 2 Extreme
Part AD3400OJZ22GXAD3400OJGXBOXAD3400OJZ22HXAD3400OJHXBOX SLAFN
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 2 4
Total Threads 2 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 6410D

Cache

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

Features & Technologies

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