Intel Core i7-4960X vs AMD FX-9590

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Intel Core i7-4960X
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AMD FX-9590
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Intel Core i7-4960X
AMD FX-9590
Key Differences Key Differences Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
Cores 6 8
CPU Threads 12 8
Base Clock Speed 3.6GHz 4.7GHz
Turbo Clock Speed Not Known 5GHz
TDP (THERMAL DESIGN POINT) 130W 220W
Has integrated graphics No No
Performance per watt 39.5 Not Known
Performance Performance Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
CPU Speed & Cores 6 x 3.6GHz 8 x 4.7GHz
Number of CPU Threads 12 8
L2 Cache Size 1.5MB 8MB
L3 Cache Size 15MB 8MB
L1 Cache Size 384KB 384KB
L2 Core 0.25MB/core 1MB/core
L3 Core 2.5MB/core 1MB/core
Clock Multiplier 36 Not Known
Turbo Boost Tech Version 2 Not Known
Turbo Boost Frequency Not Known 5GHz
Does it have an unlocked multiplier No Yes
Uses ARM big.LITTLE tech No No
Uses ARM HMP No No
Turbo Core Tech Version Not Known 3
Features Features Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
Has AES Support Yes Yes
Supports CPU Throttling Yes Yes
Supported SSE Version 4.2 4.2
Has AVX Support Yes Yes
Has MMX Tech Support Yes Yes
Has Multithreading Tech Support Yes No
Has NX Processor Bit Support Yes Yes
Has F16C Support No Yes
Supports ARM TrustZone Tech No No
Has FMA4 Instructions Support No Yes
Has FMA3 Instructions Support No Yes
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
Geekbench Score 22113 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score 38726 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score 12 No Data Found
SysMark 2012 Score 238 No Data Found
DivX encoding Score 18.7s No Data Found
CPU Data Work Score 340 No Data Found
Cinebench 11.5 Score (Single Thread) 1.69 No Data Found
Cinebench 10 Score (Single Thread) 7026 No Data Found
Media Creation Score 191 No Data Found
Web Dev Score 257 No Data Found
3D Modelling Score 330 No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 2) 23.1FPS No Data Found
Office Productivity Score 176 No Data Found
X264 HD Score (Pass 1) 112.63FPS No Data Found
System Management Score 188 No Data Found
Handbrake Encoding Score 303s No Data Found
Height 37.5mm 40mm
Width Size 37.5mm 40mm
General info General info Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
Has 64-bit Support No Data Found No Data Found
Semiconductor Size 22nm 32nm
TDP (Thermal Design Point) 130W 220W
Transistor Count 1860 million 1200 million
Width Size 37.5mm 40mm
Height 37.5mm 40mm
Does it have Integrated Graphics No No
PCI Express Version Not Known 2
Supports Power Optimized L2 Cache No No
Memory Memory Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
RAM Memory Speed 1866MHz 1866MHz
Max Memory Bandwidth 59.7GB/s 21GB/s
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Supported Memory Size 64GB Not Known
Bus Bandwidth 5GT/s 5.4GT/s
ECC (Error-Correcting Code) Memory Support No No
DDR Type Memory Version 3 Not Known
Benchmarks Benchmarks Intel Core i7-4960X AMD FX-9590
PassMark Score 9628 10535
PassMark Score (Single Thread) 1996 1756
Geekbench 5 Score (Multi-Thread) 5131 Not Known
Geekbench 5 Score (Single Thread) 861 Not Known
Blender Score (Classroom) 1433.4seconds Not Known
Blender Score (bmw27) 454.6seconds Not Known
PassMark Score (Overclocked) 11468 Not Known
CPU Performance (Per Watt) 39.5 Not Known

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