CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Athlon 64 FX-70
CORE STATE
Windsor
CORE SPECS
2 Cores / 2 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.6 Base
CACHE
—
MAX TDP
125W
ARCHITECTURE
K8
PROCESS
90 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2006
VS
INTEL
Core i7-940
CORE STATE
Bloomfield
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.93 Base / 3.2 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
130W
ARCHITECTURE
Nehalem
PROCESS
45 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2008
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Athlon 64 FX-70
i7-940
Core Specs
Cores
2
4
+100.0%
Threads
2
8
+300.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.6
2.93
+12.7%
Boost Clock (GHz)
—
3.2
Frequency (GHz)
2.6
2.93
+12.7%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
—
3.2
Multiplier
13
22
+69.2%
SMP CPUs
2
1
-50.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
—
8 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
125
130
+4.0%
Architecture
Architecture
K8
Nehalem
Codename
Windsor
Bloomfield
Generation
Athlon 64 FX
(Windsor)
Core i7
(Bloomfield)
Process Size
90 nm
45 nm
Transistors
227 million
731 million
Die Size
235 mm²
263 mm²
Foundry
—
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR2
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Triple-channel
Memory Bandwidth
12.8 GB/s
—
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket F
Intel Socket 1366
PCIe
Gen 1
Gen 2
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
$599
—
Part Number
ADAFX70GAA6DI
SLBCK
Package
FC-LGA1207
FC-LGA8
Tj Max
63°C
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