CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Athlon 64 FX-72
CORE STATE
Windsor
CORE SPECS
2 Cores / 2 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.8 Base
CACHE
—
MAX TDP
125W
ARCHITECTURE
K8
PROCESS
90 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2006
VS
INTEL
Core i7-965
CORE STATE
Bloomfield
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.2 Base / 3.47 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-72
i7-965
Core Specs
Cores
2
4
+100.0%
Threads
2
8
+300.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
2.8
3.2
+14.3%
Boost Clock (GHz)
—
3.47
Frequency (GHz)
2.8
3.2
+14.3%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
—
3.47
Multiplier
14
24
+71.4%
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 Extreme
(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
$799
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Part Number
ADAFX72GAA6DI
SLBCJ
Package
FC-LGA1207
FC-LGA8
Tj Max
63°C
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