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AMD is the second largest global supplier of microprocessors and it is located in Sunnyvale, California. It is also big in the graphics processing unit market. It was founded on May 1st, 1969. The biggest rival that AMD has is Intel. (AMD Wiki)

• Core name- Regor
• Processors-2
• Threads-2
• Frequency- 3.6 GHz
• L1 cache- 128 KB
• L2 cache- 2 MB
• socket type- Socket AM2+ / Socket AM3

This is a good CPU to have at home for personal use or for gaming. It will cost you about $65 but that’s depending on where you purchase the CPU at. At Amazon it is $62.99. This CPU has been rated highly with very few reported bugs. This CPU is a very fast and consistent for the price that it is.

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“AMD A4 Or Athlon II X2 280.” Tom’s Hardware. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

“AMD Athlon II X2 280 .” CPUBoss. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.

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This is a review for the Intel Core i7-4930HQ CPU. The Intel Core i7-4930HQ is a pretty fast CPU made by Intel Corporation and launched in 2013. This CPU is predominately made for gaming purposes and would be unnecessary for a home or business PC. This CPU features some of the newest technology available and is one of the fastest CPU’s on the market. It’s much faster than the I5 processors, according to a review on the PC Mag website.
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. (Intel Wikipedia)
Intel Corporation, founded on July 18, 1968, is a portmanteau of Integrated Electronics. Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing. (Intel Wikipedia)

The Intel Core i7-4930HQ is a CPU manufactured by Intel Corporation. Its an LGA 1155 socket type and quad core. It offers support for 64 bits and the integrated memory controller speed is dual channel DDR3-1066/1333. It offers integrated Intel HD graphics 3000.  The clock speed is 3.4 GHz and the maximum memory supported is 64 GB.  It has four memory channels. It doesn’t support ECC memory though.
Overall the Intel Core i7-4930HQ CPU is a high quality CPU. It’s great for gamers and professional use. On Newegg.com, 93% of people who reviewed it gave it five stars. Users described it as “Beast” and “Great for O.C enthusiasts”. You can find this CPU on Newegg.com for $339.99.
 
 

Works Cited

“Company Overview.” Intel. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/company-overview/company-overview.html>.

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