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Turbo Boost Technology, Intel
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Hyper-Threading Technology, and Intel
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Virtualization Technology require a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, enabling software and/or operating system, device drivers, and applications designed for these features.
Performance will vary depending on your configuration. Contact your vendor for more information.
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Warning: Altering clock frequency and/or voltage may (i) reduce system stability and useful life of the system and processor; (ii) cause the processor and other system components to fail; (iii) cause reductions in system performance; (iv) cause additional heat or other
damage; and (v) affect system data integrity. Intel has not tested, and does not warranty, the operation of the processor beyond its specifications.
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Partial Overclocking: Partial overclocking is available on the 4 core LGA 2011 processor. Partial overclocking will allow you to adjust the core multiplier to a preset maximum.
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2nd Generation intel® Core™ i7 Processor Comparison
2nd Generation intel®
Core™ i7-3960X Processor
Extreme Edition
2nd Generation intel®
Core™ i7-3930K Processor
2nd Generation intel®
Core™ i7-3820 Processor
Number of Processor Cores
6
6
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Number of Simultaneous Threads with Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology
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12
12
8
Intel® Smart Cache Size
15 MB
12 MB
10 MB
Processor Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Memory Frequency
1600 MHz
1600 MHz
1600 MHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
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2.0
2.0
2.0
Number of DDR3 Memory Channels
4
4
4
Overclocking Enabled
2
YES
YES
YES
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Intel® Express Chipset
X79
X79
X79
Socket
LGA2011
LGA2011
LGA2011
Features and Benefits of the 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
features
Benefits
Six Core/12 Thread Processing
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Provides six complete execution cores in a single processor package, delivering 12 computing threads to help operating systems and applications deliver
additional performance, so users can experience better multitasking and multi-threaded performance across many types of applications and workloads.
Massive PCIe Graphics Bandwidth
Provides up to 40 lanes of PCIe bandwidth for PCI Express* devices, which can include graphics cards, storage controllers, and additional LAN devices. This
processor has more than 2X the PCIe lanes vs. other 2nd Generation Intel Core desktop processors.
Four Channel Integrated Memory Controller
An integrated memory controller with four channels of DDR3 1600 MHz offers memory bandwidth up to 51.2 GB/s. Combined with the processor’s efficient
prefetching algorithms, this memory controller’s lower latency and higher memory bandwidth delivers amazing performance for data-intensive applications.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
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Delivers two processing threads per physical core for a total of 12 threads for massive computational throughput, allowing highly threaded applications to get
more work done faster.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
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Dynamically increases the processor’s frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom when operating below specified limits. Get
more performance automatically, when you need it the most.
Intel® Smart Cache
This large last-level cache enables dynamic and efficient allocation of shared cache to all six cores to match the needs of various applications for ultra-efficient
data storage and manipulation.
Intel AVX
Processor instructions that significantly improve floating point performance.
Intel HD Boost
Includes the full SSE4 instruction set, significantly improving a broad range of multimedia and compute-intensive applications. The 128-bit SSE instructions are
issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, allowing a new level of processing efficiency with SSE4-optimized applications.