Intel (Integrated Electronics
Corporation) is the world's largest CPU manufacturer. It was founded in
1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California (US). Intel is the creator
of the x86 CPU architecture which is now used in the majority of PCs
(and since 2006 Macs as well). Intel's domination in the x86 CPU market
led to charges of antitrust violations in US, EU, Japan and South Korea
over the years.
Core i7-3930K
Processor No. 3930KNo. of Cores 6
No. of Threads 12
Clock Speed 3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Freq. 3.8 GHz
Cache 12 MB
Instruction Set 64 bit
Max Memory Size 32 GB
Memory Type DDR3 1600
Launch Date Q4, 2011
AMD
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) was founded in 1969 and is based in Sunnyvale, California (US). It is the second largest supplier of x86 architecture CPUs and, after a merger with ATI in 2006, the third largest manufacturer of GPUs (after Intel and nVidia). It is considered the underdog of the CPU market due to revenue and market share several times smaller than Intel's (19% in 2009 Q4 vs Intel's 80%).
Model Number & Core Frequency FX-8150 / 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Turbo)
Memory Controller Type Integrated 144-bit wide memory controller, configurable in dual 72-bit channels
L3 Cache Size 8MB (shared)