What are six cores in the CPU?

Intel i7 six-core processor

Intel releases the world's first desktop six-core CPU Intel Core i7 980X.

Core i7 980X is the world's first six-core CPU, based on Intel's latest Westmere architecture, employs the industry's leading 32nm production process, with 3.33G frequency, 12MB level three cache, and inherits all the features of the Core i7 900 series, such as integrated three-channel memory controller , support hyper-Threading technology, core-frequency acceleration technology, intelligent caching technology and so on. Its powerful performance has been felt in terms of specifications.

AMD's six-core processor

According to foreign media reports, AMD's first desktop six core processor phenom II X6 1000T series will be released in 20,105 months, relative to Intel in March launched the core six core processor is about two months late.

It is reported that Phenom II X6 series six core development code "Thuban", known 1090T, 1075T, 1055T, 1050T, 1035T five models, 1055T frequency is 2.8GHz, thermal design power consumption 95-125w, other specifications are identical: 45nm Soi technology, Socket AM3 interface, 6x512kb two level cache, 6MB three cache, HT bus frequency 2.4GHz. There will also be a new four core phenom II X4 960T, which should be shielded from the six core, but the level three cache retains 6MB.

Chipset, the matching 890GX, 890FX, 880G, 870G chipset, etc. have been released, but because the new processor is still the AM3 interface, so now the 790GX, 790FX, 785G chipset motherboard only need to update the BIOS to provide support.