With its Phenom II X6 AMD has its first mainstream six core CPU in the portfolio which should provide users with quite a lot more computing power than its predecessors. AMD now also has a Turbo feature which boosts single threaded applications. 
How AMD's "Thuban" Phenom II X6 CPU performs in our benchmarking parcours, that's what we're going to show you on the following pages.
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Specifications
| Phenom II X4 940 | Phenom II X4 955 | Phenom II X6 1090T | |
| Manufacturing | 45 nm | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Area | 258 mm2 | 258 mm2 | 346 mm2 |
| Transistors | 758 Mio | 758 Mio | est. 1.1 Billion |
| Manufacturing process | 45 nm (SOI) | 45 nm (SOI) | 45 nm (SOI) |
| Socket | AM2(+) | AM2(+) / AM3 | AM3 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Clock | 3.0 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 Cache | 128 KiB | 128 KiB | 128 KiB |
| L2 Cache | 4 x 512 KiB | 4 x 512 KiB | 6 x 512 KiB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MiB | 6 MiB | 6 MiB |
| HTT | 3.6 GT/s | 4.0 GT/s | 4.0 GT/s |
| Memory controller | DDR2, Dual-Channel | DDR2/DDR3, Dual-Channel | DDR2/DDR3, Dual Channel |
| TDP | 125 Watt | 125 Watt | 125 TDP |
| Price | $ 225 | estimated $ 260 | $ 299 |
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Platform, architecture and Features
Together with their new Phenom II X6 CPUs AMD launches its new 890 and 870 Chipset series where you'll find an FX and GX series. The GX will feature integrated graphics whereas the 890 is more the enthusisasts platform. There is for example a IOMMU (I/O Memory Mapping Unit) which help with addressing memory in virtualised environments. Very good is also that you might find up to six 6 Gbps SATA ports depending on the board. Furthermore the FX version has the ability to connect two PCIe X16 or four PCIe x8 slots. Also the new chipsets support Hyper Transport in Version 3.0.
On the Die-plot above you see very well each of the six cores with their level 1 and level 2 Chaches. On the left side of the picture you see the Level 3 cache which is six MBytes in size. At the time we wrote this article we unfortunately didn't know how many transistors can be found on the new AMD Phenom II X6 CPU.
We already know it from Intel and now also AMD presents its version of a Turbo mode. CPUs which feature AMD Turbo Core technology - as AMD calls it - have a "T" at the end of their names. The idea behind is the same as with Intel CPUs. When you have a single threaded application running the CPU clock rate is going to be increased. To stay within the TDP (Thermal Design Power) all the other five cores can be switched off. If you afterwards have another application that can make use of more three threads the CPU clocks down again but switches on the other cores.
Overclockers very much like AMDs OverDrive overclocking utility. Using it you can control almost everything regarding overclocking conveniently from Windows. AMD did a good job with OverDrive and it is even easy to use. If you look at it for the first time it might leave quite a messy impression but as soon as you start taking a closer look you will see that its very easy to use.
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Test setup
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3DMark 06
3DMark 06 is getting older these days. Therefore if you are using really powerful graphic cards you will hit CPU limitation which means that the graphic card isn't the bottleneck in the system. This is also the reason why in recent high-end desktop systems 3DMark 06 scales nicely with the CPU and the graphic card has much less influence on the scores.
Total
| 3DMark 06 Total | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 20'380 | 133.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 18'368 | 120.23 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17'729 | 116.04 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 17'617 | 115.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17'463 | 114.30 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17'330 | 113.43 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 16'218 | 106.15 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 16'197 | 106.02 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 15'688 | 102.68 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 15'278 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3DMark 06 CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 7'466 | 158.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 6'007 | 127.40 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 5'908 | 125.30 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 5'539 | 117.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 5'329 | 113.02 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 5'166 | 109.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 5'118 | 108.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 4'715 | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 4'527 | 104.15 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 4'242 | 89.97 % |
| more is better | ||
3DMark Vantage
3DMark Vantage is able to squeeze nearly everything out of a recent system. Therefore the feature liste is also pretty long: DirectX10, FP16-HDR, motion blur, parallax occlusion mapping, GPU-physics simulation and different shader effects are being used to even make recent high-end systems struggle.
Total
| 3DMark Vantage Total | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 14'184 | 109.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 13'506 | 104.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13'391 | 103.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13'250 | 102.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13'183 | 101.84 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 12'949 | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 12'945 | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 12'715 | 98.22 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 12'035 | 92.97 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 11'444 | 88.40 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3DMark Vantage CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 32'154 | 189.25 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 21'472 | 126.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 20'078 | 118.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19'285 | 113.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 18'444 | 108.56 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 18'605 | 109.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 16'990 | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 16'407 | 96.57 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 12'791 | 75.29 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 11'054 | 67.37 % |
| more is better | ||
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Cinebench
The test procedure consists of two main components: The first test sequence is dedicated to the computer's main processor. A 3D scene file is used to render a photoreaslistic image. The scene makes use of various CPU-intensive features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders. During the first run the benchmark only uses one CPU (or CPU core) to ascertain a reference value. On computers that have multiple CPUs or CPU cores and on those that simulate multiple CPUs (via HyperThreading or similar technolgies), Cinebench will run a second test using all available CPU power.
1 CPU
| Cinebench R10 1 CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 174 sec | 78.03 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 178 sec | 79.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 187 sec | 83.86 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 195 sec | 87.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 198 sec | 88.79 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 203 sec | 91.03 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 207 sec | 92.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 223 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 225 sec | 100.89 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 237 sec | 106.28 % |
| less is better | ||
X CPU
| Cinebench R10 X CPU | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 31 sec | 56.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 43 sec | 78.18 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 48 sec | 87.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 48 sec | 87.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 50 sec | 90.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 52 sec | 94.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 52 sec | 94.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 55 sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 63 sec | 114.55 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 66 sec | 83.33 % |
| less is better | ||
POV-Ray 3.7
Pov-Ray is a raytracer which comes with an integrated benchmark routine that allows CPU single- and multicore performacne. Therefore a predefined 3D-Scene is being rendered twice by the CPU and as a result you get a PPS (Pixel per Secon) value.
Singlethread
| POV-Ray Singlethread | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 907.25 PPS | 134.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 865.92 PPS | 128.56 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 864.52 PPS | 128.35 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 807.34 PPS | 119.86 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 796.06 PPS | 118.19 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 792.85 PPS | 117.71 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 776.52 PPS | 115.29 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 748.13 PPS | 110.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 734.09 PPS | 108.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 673.56 PPS | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
Multithread
| POV-Ray Multithreaded | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 6594.00 PPS | 178.93 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 4'660.01 PPS | 139.79 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 4'342.65 PPS | 130.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 4'003.79 PPS | 120.11 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3840.94 PPS | 115.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3685.11 PPS | 100.55 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'605.33 PPS | 108.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'333.51 PPS | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'126.46 PPS | 93.79 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'672.07 PPS | 80.16 % |
| more is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 1
SiSoft Sandra is a theoretical multi purpose benchmark suite which is able to show differences in CPU architectures. We split the tests with SiSoft Sandra into two parts. Therefore on this page you'll find Arithmetic-, Multimedia- and Cryptography-benchmarks.
Arithmetik
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetik - Drystone | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 153.00 GIPS | 240.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 82.58 GIPS | 129.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 76.30 GIPS | 120.04 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 73.16 GIPS | 115.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 71.68 GIPS | 112.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 69.91 GIPS | 109.99 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 68.53 GIPS | 107.81 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 65.56 GIPS | 103.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 63.56 GIPS | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 44.71 GIPS | 70.34 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetik - Whetstone | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 130.72 GFLOPS | 234.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 71.95 GFLOPS | 129.15 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 66.70 GFLOPS | 119.72 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 64.17 GFLOPS | 116.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 61.40 GFLOPS | 110.21 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 59.28 GFLOPS | 106.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 55.71 GFLOPS | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 55.55 GFLOPS | 99.71 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 36.88 GFLOPS | 66.20 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 31.97 GFLOPS | 60.98 % |
| more is better | ||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 279.17 MPixel/s | 206.93 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 222.85 MPixel/s | 165.18 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 175.93 MPixel/s | 130.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 162.22 MPixel/s | 120.24 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 155.65 MPixel/s | 115.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 150.19 MPixel/s | 111.32 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 148.78 MPixel/s | 110.28 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 134.91 MPixel/s | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 149.22 MPixel/s | 90.41 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 116.72 MPixel/s | 86.52 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Fliesskomma | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 210.19 MPixel/s | 201.62 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 137.16 MPixel/s | 131.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 135.49 MPixel/s | 129.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 125.10 MPixel/s | 120.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 119.90 MPixel/s | 115.01 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 114.74 MPixel/s | 110.06 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 114.44 MPixel/s | 109.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 104.25 MPixel/s | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 91.48 MPixel/s | 87.75 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 90.02 MPixel/s | 86.35 % |
| more is better | ||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Kryptographie - AES 256 | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11'000 MB/s | 2282.16 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 724 MB/s | 150.21 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 625 MB/s | 129.67 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 579 MB/s | 120.12 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 554 MB/s | 114.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 530 MB/s | 109.96 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 528 MB/s | 109.54 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 484 MB/s | 100.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 482 MB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 456 MB/s | 94.61 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Kryptographie - SHA 256 | Percent | |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 592 MB/s | 132.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 1'032 MB/s | 230.87 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 887 MB/s | 198.43 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 581 MB/s | 129.98 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 536 MB/s | 119.91 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 522 MB/s | 116.78 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 514 MB/s | 114.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 513 MB/s | 114.77 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 492 MB/s | 110.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 447 MB/s | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 2
At this point we deliver the values regarding Memory Bandwidth, Memory Latency as well as Memory and Cache Access.
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Speicherbandbreite - Integer | Percent | |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.00 GB/s | 49.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.62 GB/s | 101.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.60 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.54 GB/s | 101.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.48 GB/s | 100.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.40 GB/s | 100.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.25 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.95 GB/s | 56.95 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.51 GB/s | 55.28 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.36 GB/s | 50.90 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Speicherbandbreite - Fliesskomma | Percent | |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.00 GB/s | 49.56 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.58 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.56 GB/s | 101.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.58 GB/s | 101.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.49 GB/s | 100.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 26.40 GB/s | 100.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 26.23 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 15.10 GB/s | 57.57 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 14.62 GB/s | 55.74 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.36 GB/s | 50.93 % |
| more is better | ||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Speicherlatenz | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 62 ns | 93.93 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 63 ns | 95.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 63 ns | 95.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 64 ns | 96.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 65 ns | 98.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 66 ns | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 80 ns | 121.21 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 81 ns | 122.72 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 82 ns | 124.24 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 82 ns | 124.24 % |
| less is better | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Speicher und Cache Zugriff | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 98.67 GB/s | 146.37 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 78.06 GB/s | 115.80 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74.66 GB/s | 110.76 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 72.89 GB/s | 108.13 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 71.05 GB/s | 105.40 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 71.00 GB/s | 105.33 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 67.41 GB/s | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 57.69 GB/s | 85.58 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 53.94 GB/s | 80.02 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 51.00 GB/s | 75.66 % |
| more is better | ||
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Super Pi
Meanwhile Super Pi even in its latest version has become pretty old. Never the less it is able to show scaling to the clock speed nicely.
1M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11.589 sec | 76.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 11.700 sec | 77.40 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 12.636 sec | 83.59 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.177 sec | 87.17 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.260 sec | 87.71 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 13.760 sec | 91.02 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 13.975 sec | 92.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 15.117 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 19.376 sec | 128.17 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 21.466 sec | 142.00 % |
| less is better | ||
32M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 635.701 sec | 79.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 631.426 sec | 78.95 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 678.429 sec | 84.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 683.795 sec | 85.50 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 701.328 sec | 87.69 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 707.463 sec | 88.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 734.089 sec | 91.79 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 799.781 sec | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 1173.496 sec | 146.73 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 1294.459 sec | 161.85 % |
| less is better | ||
wPrime
wPrime is based on a multithreaded algorithm to calculate the square root to up to 32 billion digits. Therefore it is possible to put 100 percent load on every core or thread and to see differences between architectures.
32M
| wPrime - 32M | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHz DDR3-1600 | 35.338 sec | 76.61 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 35.406 sec | 76.75 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 36.786 sec | 79.74 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 38.297 sec | 83.02 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 39.243 sec | 85.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 39.965 sec | 86.64 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 40.395 sec | 87.07 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 41.901 sec | 90.85 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 45.771 sec | 99.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 46.130 sec | 100.00 % |
| less is better | ||
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WinRAR
WinRAR is a well known archivier. It is highly efficient and it also comes with an integrated benchmark routine. We also do a real world application be archiving a folder which exists on the hard drive.
Integer Test
| WinRAR - Interger Test | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'998 KB/sec | 113.61 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'929 KB/sec | 111.65 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'849 KB/sec | 109.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'738 KB/sec | 106.22 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 3'694 KB/sec | 104.97 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 3'519 KB/sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 3'251 KB/sec | 92.38 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'905 KB/sec | 82.55 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'395 KB/sec | 68.06 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 2'395 KB/sec | 68.06 % |
| more is better | ||
Folder compression
| WinRAR - Ordner Kompression (669 Dateien / 32 Ordner / 694 MB) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 122 sec | 82.99 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 130 sec | 88.43 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 135 sec | 91.83 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 138 sec | 93.88 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 141 sec | 95.91 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 147 sec | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 174 sec | 118.37 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 181 sec | 123.13 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 190 sec | 129.25 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 215 sec | 146.63 % |
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Crysis DirectX10
Crysis is still one of the games which has very high system requirements. Therefore developer Crytek implemented Direct3D-10-API, High-Dynamic-Range-Rendering, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Soft Shadows, Motion Blur, Depth of Field as well as Soft Particles. We test Crysis by using DirectX9 as well as DirectX10 to show CPU-sacaling especially which low resolutions. If we look at the high resolutions we are able to spot that the CPUs influence compared to the graphic card becomes much less important.
Crysis DirectX10
800 x 600, low details
| Crysis DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 156.42 fps | 124.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 146.41 fps | 116.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 139.91 fps | 111.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 135.65 fps | 108.09 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 132.60 fps | 105.66 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 125.50 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 109.52 fps | 87.67 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 107.91 fps | 85.98 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 90.35 fps | 71.99 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 89.77 fps | 71.53 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, very high details, 16x AA
| Crysis DirectX10 (1920 x 1080 high details, 16x AA) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 24.65 fps | 125.57 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 19.79 fps | 100.79 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19.74 fps | 100.58 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19.72 fps | 100.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 19.69 fps | 100.26 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 19.63 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 19.35 fps | 98.57 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 19.32 fps | 98.42 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.15 fps | 87.37 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 17.03 fps | 86.75 % |
| more is better | ||
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PT Boats Knights of Seas DirectX10
PT Boats Knights of Seas is based on the Direct-3D-10 API, supports multicore CPUs and comes with a physics engine. Also at this point we see a good scaling of the CPU at low resolutions and nearly no influence when applying high resolutions.
1024 x 768, low details
| PT Boats Knights of Seas DirectX10 (1024 x 768 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 99.5 fps | 132.84 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 91.6 fps | 123.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 88.4 fps | 118.02 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 84.5 fps | 112.82 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 82.0 fps | 109.48 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 74.9 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 74.8 fps | 99.87 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 74.2 fps | 99.07 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 68.5 fps | 91.15 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 67.0 fps | 89.45 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, high details, 8x AA
| PT Boats Knights of Seas DirectX10 (1920 x 1080 high details, 8x AA) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 34.9 fps | 104.18 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 34.1 fps | 101.79 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 33.9 fps | 101.19 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 33.7 fps | 100.60 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 33.7 fps | 100.60 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 33.6 fps | 100.30 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 33.5 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 33.5 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 30.9 fps | 92.23 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 30.7 fps | 91.64 % |
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Resident Evil 5 DirectX10
Resident Evil uses nearly every modern rendering technology: HDR, Hemisphere Lighting, Soft Shadows, Soft Particles, Field- und Motion-Blur oder auch Alpha to Coverage and static Ambient Occlusion. Furthermore Resident Evil 5 has been optimized for multicore architectures and already comes DirectX11 ready. By using the DirectX9 as well as the DirectX10 benchmark we can again show you CPU-scaling with low resolutions and the compared to the CPU overproportional influence of the graphics card at high resolutions.
Resident Evil DirectX10
800 x 600, low details
| Resident Evil DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 195.0 fps | 135.56 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 170.0 fps | 116.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 163.0 fps | 111.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 160.2 fps | 109.73 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 154.9 fps | 106.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 146.0 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 126.7 fps | 86.78 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 126.1 fps | 86.67 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 110.7 fps | 75.82 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 110.6 fps | 75.75 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, high details, 8x AA
| Resident Evil DirectX10 (1920 x 1080 high details, 8x AA) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 74.8 fps | 101.36 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 74.3 fps | 100.68 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74.2 fps | 100.54 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74.1 fps | 100.41 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 74.0 fps | 100.27 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 73.8 fps | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 72.9 fps | 98.78 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 60.1 fps | 81.44 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 59.9 fps | 81.16 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 59.2 fps | 80.22 % |
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Street Fighter4
Street Fighter 4 comes with an extra benchmark version which makes testing you system childrens play. At low resolutions the system requirements are pretty low and we can see CPU-scaling in the results. At high resolution the graphic card becomes more important and the CPUs clock speed has less influence on the fps.
800 x 600, low details
| Street Fighter 4 (800 x 600 low details) | Percent | |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 486.46 fps | 128.38 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 460.91 fps | 121.64 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 441.01 fps | 116.39 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 425.52 fps | 112.30 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 397.63 fps | 104.94 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 391.45 fps | 103.31 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 385.73 fps | 101.80 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 378.91 fps | 100.00 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 345.83 fps | 91.27 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 230.69 fps | 60.88 % |
| more is better | ||
1920 x 1080, high details, 8x AA, 16x AF
| Street Fighter 4 (1920 x 1080 high details, 8x AA, 16x AF) | Percent | |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 98.06 fps | 122.51 % |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 87.18 fps | 108.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 82.51 fps | 103.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 80.46 fps | 100.52 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 80.27 fps | 100.29 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 80.17 fps | 100.16 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 80.12 fps | 100.10 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 80.04 fps | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 61.58 fps | 76.94 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 61.23 fps | 76.50 % |
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Leistungsaufnahme
Hereby we take the power consumption under load as well as idle. To generate a load situation we use SiSoft Sandra's Burn-In Module and measure the whole systems power consumption. The values we take when the System just booted into Windows and the load drops.
| Idle | Performance | Percent |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 106 Watt | 81.54 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 81 Watt | 62.31 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 86 Watt | 66.15 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 91 Watt | 70.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 126 Watt | 96.92 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 130 Watt | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 132 Watt | 101.53 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 134 Watt | 103.08 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 136 Watt | 104.62 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 140 Watt | 107.69 % |
| Load | Performance | Percent |
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 179 Watt | 89.05 % |
| Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz DDR3-1333 | 150 Watt | 74.63 % |
| Intel Core i7 870 2.93 GHz DDR3-1333 | 155 Watt | 77.11 % |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2 GHz DDR3-1333 | 198 Watt | 98.51 % |
| Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 201 Watt | 100.00 % |
| Intel Core i7 940 2.93 GHz DDR3-1600 | 206 Watt | 102.49 % |
| Intel Core i7 950 3.06 GHz DDR3-1600 | 211 Watt | 104.98 % |
| Intel Core i7 965 XE 3.2 GHz DDR3-1600 | 216 Watt | 107.46 % |
| Intel Core i7 975 XE 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 220 Watt | 109.45 % |
| Intel Core i7 980 X 3.33 GHZ DDR3-1600 | 248 Watt | 123.38 % |
Overclocking
Using a very powerful Noctua NH-D14 aircooler we were able to reach 4.327 GHz at 1.45 Volt with the sample we have before the system rebooted throwing a bluescreen.
This time we also overclocked the CPU using liquid nitrogen. With the CPU at -196°C and at 1.812 Volt it was possible to push this little six core CPU all the way up to 6.170 GHz. At this point we also have to say that overclocking the current AMD CPUs is a lot of fun because all the CPUs we tested had no clodbug and it was therefore possible to just fill the LN2 pot to the rim and focus on overclocking.
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Conclusion
AMD presents with its Phenom II X6 series solid mainstream CPUs which come with a very competitive pricing. Although AMD got more competition from Intel in this segment especially the Phenom II X6 1090T is a very good product.
Starting with the Futuremark Benchmarks we
can say that the we were positively surprised by the performance of this CPU. In
3DMark06 AMDs sixcore CPU shows about the same overall efficiency as Intels
CPUs. Therefore AMD reaches about the same results with the same clock speed as
Intel. In Vantage we see that the AMD start to suffer a bit. Due to the fact
that 3DMark Vantage has been optimized for massive multithreading Intel
generally performans quite a bit better. Very interesting are the results in POV
Ray and Cinebench. Comparing single core Cinebnech on a 1090T performance wise
you'll find the equivalent with the Core i7 920 from Intel. As soon as you start
using all cores the AMD CPU starts to perform much better compared to Intel and
it can even outperform a Core i7 975. Looking at all the SiSoft Sandra
benchmarks it gets a bit darker for the AMD CPUs. Only in the Multimedia and
encryption benches AMD shows its teeth.
It turned out that it is quite difficult to quantify the results gathered in our
gaming benchmarks. Therefore we have to postpone a specific recommendation until
we finish our platform benchmark where we're going to test some more games. As
it is we see that for example in Streetfighter 4 the new X6 perform
exceptionally well but in Crysis it's very slow, which leaves a very mixed
impression.
AMDs brandnow six core CPU is quite economic in idle mode. Under these circumstances it draws only 91 Watt from the power plug, which is a very nice result. This result is down to the AMDs effecient power saving technologies. Also under load it isn't that bad with 198 Watts. Although it needs quite a bit more power then Intels Dual-Channel platforms its still below the Core i7 920.
If you are looking for a CPU with an appealing price/performance ratio AMDs Phenom II X6 1090T will definitely be a good choice. Already at the launch you can find some very good motherboards as there are for example the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula and the MSI 890FXA-GD70 which come with a lot of features and are also good for overclocking.
All the new AMD six core processors are available at Digitec
to the following prices:
Author: Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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