AMD eight-core processor Socket AM3 + have an area of 315 square millimeters , the outstanding amount of silicon transistors reaches 2 billion pieces. The high end desktop Intel processor Core i7-2600K also available in 32 nm technology, but has only four physical cores, the chip area in this case is 216 millimeters, while the number of transistors is equal to 995 million units. Tests have shown that FX-8150 is slow than Core i7-2600K by up to 13% on average.
According to AMD engineer , engaged in the development of processors, the automation of many design phases led to certain costs - processor cores was 20% larger and 20% less productive than the manual fine-tuning. Accordingly, the transistor budget is not used effectively. An increase in chip area hurts the economy of production, because the cost of each processor increases. Related Products :
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