i7-980X Extreme Edition vs A6-5350M

Primary details

Comparing A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2633	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	2.07	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	no data	6.4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	25
L2 cache	2048 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FS1r2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	24 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8450G	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5350M and Core i7-980X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version

Not Listed

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt

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