CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
CORE STATE
Deneb
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 4 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.7 Base
CACHE
6 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
125W
ARCHITECTURE
K10
PROCESS
45 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
VS
INTEL
Core i7-2600K
CORE STATE
Sandy Bridge
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.4 Base / 3.8 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
95W
ARCHITECTURE
Sandy Bridge
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
Phenom II X4 980 BE
i7-2600K
Core Specs
Cores
4
4
0.0%
Threads
4
8
+100.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.7
3.4
-8.1%
Boost Clock (GHz)
—
3.8
Frequency (GHz)
3.7
3.4
-8.1%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
—
3.8
Multiplier
18.5
34
+83.8%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
6 MB (shared)
8 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
125
95
-24.0%
Architecture
Architecture
K10
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Deneb
Sandy Bridge
Generation
Phenom II X4
(Deneb)
Core i7
(Sandy Bridge)
Process Size
45 nm
32 nm
Transistors
758 million
1,160 million
Die Size
258 mm²
216 mm²
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
21.3 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
Yes
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM3
Intel Socket 1155
Chipsets
AMD 700 Series, AMD 800 Series, AMD 900 Series, nForce 630a, nForce 700a, nForce 900a
Z77, Z75, Q77, H77, Q75, B75, Z68, P67, H67, Q67, B65, H61
PCIe
Gen 2
Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Intel HD 3000
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
—
$317
Part Number
HDZ980FBK4DGMHDZ980FBGMBOX
SR00C
Package
µPGA
FC-LGA10
Tj Max
—
100°C