AMD Phenom II X6 1075T

Phenom II X6 1075T
$245
AMD
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With the Phenom II X6 1075T, AMD introduces a third hexa-core chip into its lineup, positioned between the Phenom II X6 1055T (2.8GHz) and the Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (3.2GHz).

Benchmark scores for the 1075T aren’t mind-blowing, but the processor makes up for it in overclocking capability. Even though it’s not a Black Edition chip and therefore has a locked multiplier, we cranked the 1075T up to 3.63GHz by doing nothing more than upping the HT frequency to 242MHz.

In other words, the 1075T can handle some heavy lifting, which is exactly what a hexa-core processor should be able to do.

Priced at just $245, the 1075T makes a strong case for itself, considering the price/performance ratio between AMD and the competition. Further, because it’s compatible with AM3/AM2+ sockets, you can enter into the age of six cores for very little overhead if you already have a Dragon platform system.



Specs: Socket AM3; Clock speed: 3.0GHz; HyperTransport 3.0 Link: 4GHz full duplex; 45nm process; Cache: 6MB shared L3 cache; 125W max TDP

Test system specs: Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70; RAM: 2GB OCZ DDR3-1333; Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850; Hard Drive: 128GB Kingston SNVP 325 SSD

Phenom II X6 1075T Benchmark Results
3DMark Vantage
Overall : P13430
GPU : 12882
GPU Test 1 : 39.24
GPU Test 2 : 36.18
CPU : 15392
CPU Test 1 : 1986.33
CPU Test 2 : 24.01

PCMark Vantage Pro
Overall : 11784
Memories : 8015
TV And Movies : 4662
Gaming : 13602
Music : 14456
Communications : 8767
Productivity : 16049
HDD : 18200

POV-Ray 3.7 4306.55pps*

Cinebench 11.5
CPU** : 5.25

World In Conflict
1,280 x 1,024 : 49

*pixels per second
**points

Source of Information : CPU Computer Power User November 2010

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AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition

Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition
$185
AMD
www.amd.com

Just a small bump up from the one year-old AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition in terms of specifications, the Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition is the new head honcho as far as quad-core AMD chips are concerned. The only big difference is a slightly different clock speed (3.4GHz vs. 3.5GHz).

Being a Black Edition CPU, the 970 is geared for overclocking, which it does quite well. By tweaking both the HT frequency and multiplier, we reached 4.05GHz and a score of P13299 in 3DMark Vantage with a stock CPU fan.

With the 970, AMD continues to play the game it has become adept at, which is to provide a satisfactory amount of bang for comparatively little buck. It might be tempting to forgo the 970 in favor of the slightly less expensive 965 because they’re so similarly specced, but the 970 seems to offer better overclocking headroom than the 965, which is well worth the difference in price.

Specs: Socket AM3; Clock speed: 3.5GHz; HyperTransport 3.0 link: 4GHz full duplex; 45nm process; Cache: 2MB L2, 6MB shared L3; 125W max TDP

Test system specs: Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70; RAM: 2GB OCZ DDR3-1333; Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850; Hard Drive: 128GB Kingston SNVP 325 SSD

Phenom II X4 970 BE Benchmark Results
3DMark Vantage
Overall : P12779
GPU : 13064
GPU Test 1 : 39.82
GPU Test 2 : 36.66
CPU : 11994
CPU Test 1 : 1541.09
CPU Test 2 : 18.87

PCMark Vantage Pro
Overall : 11959
Memories : 7835
TV And Movies : 4646
Gaming : 12414
Music : 15103
Communications : 9183
Productivity : 16697
HDD : 19960

POV-Ray 3.7 : 3356.13pps*

Cinebench 11.5
CPU** : 4.13

World in Conflict
1,280 x 1,024 : 52

*pixels per second
**points


Source of Information : CPU Computer Power User November 2010

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