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Ivy Bridge i7 vs Bulldozer FX @ 4.6GHz – July 2012 Battle of the Flagships

By on July 3, 2012 6:40 pm

After months of BIOS firmware updates and software patches, both platforms from Intel and AMD should have reached some level of maturity by now. We run a myriad of tests with HD 7970 GHz Edition CrossfireX and G.Skill 16GB 2400MHz ram to see how everything goes at a typical 4.6GHz CPU overclock.

Price Comparison

Intel Core i7-3770K - USD$349

AMD FX-8150 – USD$199.99

Prices from NewEgg as of 3rd July 2012

 

CPUID Validation

Intel Ivy Bridge i7-3770K setup – http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2425748

AMD Bulldozer FX-8150 setup – http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2426606

 

Operating System

Windows 7 SP1 with all Windows Update patches until 2nd July 2012

Core Parking Fix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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