A8 PRO-7600B vs Core i7-930

General info

Comparing Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1844	1846
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.16	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	28 February 2010 (14 years old)	31 July 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data
Current price	$249 (3.1x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.06 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	263 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B 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
Socket	FCLGA1366	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerTune	no data	+
TrueAudio	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
PowerGating	no data	+
Out-of-band client management	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
RAID	no data	+
HSA	no data	1
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
UVD	no data	+
VCE	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-930 and A8 PRO-7600B.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	28 February 2010	31 July 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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