AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs Intel Pentium 977

The AMD Athlon II X4 641 operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 100 W.The processor is attached to the FM1 CPU socket. This version includes -- of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1333 RAM and features PCIe Gen lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Llano Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q1/2012

The Intel Pentium 977 operates with 2 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at -- base -- all cores while the TDP is set at 17 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 1023 CPU socket. This version includes 2.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 RAM and features 2.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 100 °C degrees C. In particular, Sandy Bridge U Architecture is enhanced with 32 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2012