CPU-Z Screenshots
CPU-Z Screenshots
It has to be the more boring part of this review, but each time we do not include these screenshots of CPU-Z, we receive emails requesting them. So from now on we'll include them as standard, for your reference. Never say we do not listen ;)
Here we have the Phenom II X6 1090T at its default base clock frequency. At this stage power management was disabled, otherwise CPU-Z would have shown a clocked down processor preserving energy. Let me show you that.
Once the processors is allowed to clock down (CE1/EIST/Cool 'n Quiet etc. etc.) in the BIOS it will spin down in idle to a good 800 MHz, saving on power consumption. The minute something is happening the thread will start running faster so quick that you won't even notice it.
CPU-Z is always handy for verifying specifications. Let's see, yep... all proclaimed caches are there. That is a lot of cache for a processor.
Even more handy, you can always verify your memory frequency and timings. We run Corsair Dominator DIMMs at a reference 1333 MHz CAS9.
And yep, the motherboard we use the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula, quite a sexy motherboard alright. If interested: you can download CPU-Z here.