Intel Core i7 620UE vs AMD FX 9590 |
Released January, 2010
Intel Core i7 620UE
- 1.06 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 620UE
 | Much lower typical power consumption 14.63W | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 4.34 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 15.77 $/year |
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Released July, 2013
AMD FX 9590
- 4.7 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 9590
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much higher clock speed 4.7 GHz |
| | Much higher turbo clock speed 5 GHz | | Is unlocked Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 14.63W | vs | 178.75W | 12.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | vs | 53 $/year | 12.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | vs | 192.72 $/year | 12.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 4.7 GHz | vs | 1.06 GHz | Around 4.5x higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 5 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | More than 2.2x higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 5.06 GHz | vs | 1.07 GHz | Around 4.8x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 4 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 5.06 GHz | vs | 1.07 GHz | Around 4.8x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2010 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
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Features Key features of the Core i7 620UE vs FX 9590
clock speed
turbo clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 620UE | vs | FX 9590 |
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| Clock speed | 1.06 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| BGA 1288 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 18W | 220W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 4.34 $/year | 53 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 15.77 $/year | 192.72 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 14.63W | 178.75W | |
details | Core i7 620UE | vs | FX 9590 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 382,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 8 | 25 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.07 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.07 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.07 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Integrated | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 166 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 500 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
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