Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T review

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On the next few pages we'll show you some photos. The images were taken at 4272 x 2848 pixels and then scaled down. The camera used was a Canon 450D - 12 MegaPixel.

AMD Phenom II X6

Right, here are a couple of close-ups before we head on over to the tests and benchmarks. This is the Phenom II X6 1090T. Clocked at 3200 MHz and with the ability to turbo to 3600 MHz it's quite an accelerating processor. Phenom II X6 1090T is going to be the fastest six-core AMD desktop microprocessor once it's released at the end of April. The 1090T will be released as a "Black Edition" CPU, i.e. it will have unlocked clock multiplier.

AMD Phenom II X6

The package looks similar to the million other Phenom processors we've tested (from the outside). This new SKU is located under product code HDT90ZFBK6DGR - this particular version comes unlocked meaning we have a free multiplier to plat around with, which greatly helps for flexible overlcocking.

AMD Phenom II X6

Socket AM3 -- I got bored and counted them... 938 pins. Socket AM3 is a CPU socket for AMD processors. It follows directly from Socket AM2+. AM3 was launched on February 9, 2009, alongside the initial grouping of Phenom II processors designed for it. The sole principal change from AM2+ to AM3 is support for the AM3 processors' integrated memory controller, which supports DDR3 in addition to DDR2.

A lot of AMD 700 series chipset based products will work with this processor after a System BIOS update. Obviously the new 800 series works straight out of the box.

AMD Phenom II X6

And sheer beauty; this is the ASUS Crosshair IV formula motherboard. Its AMD 890 FX based and is an overclockers dream. We'll review this motherboard and chipset in a separate article though.

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