AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE vs Intel Pentium G6951

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 Intel Socket 1156
Process size 45 nm 32 nm
Transistors 758 million 382 million
Die size 258 mm² 81 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA10
Foundry Intel

Performance

Frequency 3.3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 200 MHz 133 MHz
Multiplier 16.5x 21.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.4 V 1.4 V
TDP 80 W 73 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Sep 21st, 2010 Sep 1st, 2010
Codename Callisto Clarkdale
Generation Phenom II X2 Pentium
Part HDZ560WFK2DGMHDZ560WFGMBOX SLBTF
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 2
Total Threads 2 2
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 3MB (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. It is branded under the Black Edition label. Can be "upgraded" to enable Hyper-Threading and an additional 1MB L3 cache by purchasing and downloading Intel software.

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes
VT-x Yes
XD-Bit Yes

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