Thoroughbreds are generally the fastest, as they are the most popular breed of racehorse. Quarter Horses can run the fastest for a quarter of a mile, hence their name, but arâ¦e not the fastest overall. In other parts of the world, Arabians are also commonly used for racing.
The latest is the FX series. Check out the following links for more info. All cpu's are 8-core. I think the most recently released would be the A10-7870K, but that isn't the highest performing AMD CPU, that would be the FX-9590, which comes with a stock water cooler.
The current socket type for Intel processors is called LGA 1151. The motherboard manufacturer will label this clearly, and in many instances it is included in the name. The current socket type for AMD is a little more complex, as some older AMD boards can support newer socket types with a few BIOS updates.