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| Intel Core i7 4790K vs AMD Opteron 61KS |
Released April, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 4790K
![]() | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.63 GHz | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 71.5W |
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Released March, 2010
AMD Opteron 61KS
- 2 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 61KS
![]() | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | ![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
![]() | More l3 cache 12 MB | ![]() | More cores 8 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 2x higher clock speed | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 71.5W | vs | 93.44W | Around 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
Newer | Apr, 2014 | vs | Mar, 2010 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | vs | 100.74 $/year | Around 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | vs | 27.7 $/year | Around 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 1 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
More l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core |
Features Key features of the Core i7 4790K vs Opteron 61KS
clock speed
Core i7 4790K
4 GHz
Opteron 61KS
2 GHz
L2 cache
Core i7 4790K
1 MB
Opteron 61KS
4 MB
L3 cache
Core i7 4790K
8 MB
Opteron 61KS
12 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i7 4790K
4.63 GHz
Opteron 61KS
2 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i7 4790K
4.8 GHz
Opteron 61KS
2 GHz
TDP
Core i7 4790K
88W
Opteron 61KS
115W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | Opteron 61KS |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | HyperTransport 3.0 |
details | Core i7 4790K | vs | Opteron 61KS |
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Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 4 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.63 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | 2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | 2 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 88W | 115W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 27.7 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 100.74 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 93.44W |
Intel Core i7 4790K ![]() | AMD Opteron 61KS ![]() |
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