How many cores does this CPU have? Just wondering cause all it says on the box is multi-core possessor.
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Technically it has 4 cores. The Piledriver architecture consists of 2 Bulldozer Modules each consisting of a pair of integer cores that share resources such as the floating point unit, L2 cache, and other resources.
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The motherboard does NOT come with a CPU. If you go to the Gigabyte Website for this model, there is a link to a list of Intel CPU's that are supported. For me I used the I7-3550 3GHz Quad Core. Hope this helps.
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Yes. This is one of the fastest CPUs Intel has made so far, and it will do anything that can be done with a single Quad-core CPU. It also is an an excellent combination of value for the cost.
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Yes, and I have successfully overclocked the the core to 4.5GHz (Turbo off, Cool 'n Quiet ON), with stock cooling, standard voltage--other people I know have reached 4.3GHz with standard cooling and voltage...has the added benefit of running @ 95W Max TDP. Six cores is all you need for gaming--don't know of a single game that uses more than 4-cores, actually...this is the cpu to buy
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Well it all depends on who u order from... Like mine was only the processor no box. But typical it comes with a heatsink and instructions. Great dual core processor!!
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Yes - I have it in an AM3+ motherboard right now. I even unlocked the 2nd core (although this is not a guarantee). Of course, go to your motherboard manufacturer's website. You'll find the list of CPUs supported. I would check there before I clicked the 'buy' button.
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The truth of the matter is this. All i5 Intel Processors lack hyperthreading. This i7 3770K is a quad core / hyperthreaded processor. This means 4 physical processor cores and each is capable of running 2 threads. This is , in effect 8 processor cores (Threads) running at the same time. This provides an approximate increase in performance of 30%. If your software uses multicore, the benefit is immediate. Is it worth the money to you becomes the question.
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I doubt it, it looks (from the description) that it's actually the older 3.0 GHz Dual Core, not the 3.0 Quad Core as it says in the title....mistake?
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Best reference is: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php The i3 you indicated smokes the AMD. For CPU's with similar scores you'll also want to consider power usage, heat, etc. Also, keep in mind that although most operating systems can effectively use two or more cores, most software can't. So, unless your doing video rendering or something similar, the extra cores may just be wasted. Good luck with a hard choice.
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I'm wondering the same thing. I just ordered one up but before I tear open the box I need to know which processor it has. I ordered it thinking it was an i7.; After I posted this I noticed that they changed description to an i3.
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Hi Kingtiger, this computer comes with Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz as stated in product title and product description. Please disregard the bullet points.
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As far as I know, one for CPU and 2 for system. There could be more, that's just how may are in my setup.
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We are glad that you are interested with this item. Upon checking, this model can support Core i7 Processors. Thank you for contacting us.
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read the description-it says dual core.very very good item for this price in my opinion.install the new firmware update.
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Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by cores. Could you rephrase your question?
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On your i7 what speed is it and same on i5. They made some very slow cpu's. You might have a i5. That's faster than i7. Never know.
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Yikes! Now wait a minute...6 cores? I wouldn't expect that any time this year. Heck, dual core is still the vast majority for laptop CPUs. There's actually only ever been maybe 5 or so quad core CPUs in the laptop market.Unless you mean systems using desktop CPUs in laptops. But it'll be next year at the earliest for a notebook six core CPU. Heck, they only have a single desktop part, if I'm remembering right.