Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Athlon 4 900 |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
 | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz |
| | More l2 cache 1 MB | | Has a NX bit Yes |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon 4 900
- 0.9 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 4 900
| | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 0.9 GHz | Around 4.5x higher clock speed | |||
| More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | vs | 1.32 GHz | Around 3.5x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | vs | 0.9 GHz | More than 5.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| 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 6700K vs Athlon 4 900
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | Athlon 4 900 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | Athlon 4 900 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 8 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 180 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 1.32 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | 0.9 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 1.32 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 73.94W | N/A | |
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