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 | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 4790K vs Opteron 61KS
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | Opteron 61KS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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