AMD Phenom II X6 1075T, X4 970BE and Athlon II X4 645 processor 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.
Right, here are a couple of close-ups before we head on over to the tests and benchmarks. Above, the Phenom II X6 1075T. Clocked at 3000 MHz and with the ability to turbo to 3500 MHz it's quite an acceleratable processor. Phenom II X6 1075T is going to be the second fastest six-core AMD desktop microprocessor. It is not a BE processor. The 1090T was released as the only (currently) unlocked six-core "Black Edition" CPU, i.e. it has an unlocked clock multiplier.
Here we have the new X4 970 BE. The package looks similar to the million other Phenom processors we've tested (from the outside). This new SKU is located under product code HDZ970FBK4DGM - this particular version comes unlocked meaning we have an open multiplier to play around with, which greatly helps for more flexible and easier overclocking.
The third processor subject to our test today is the Athlon II X4 645 processor. Four cores at 3.1 GHz, even though it does not have any L3 cache, the performance versus value versus wattage is sincerely interesting. You'll purchase a lot of processor for the money.
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 as well after a System BIOS update. Obviously the new 800 series works straight out of the box.
And sheer beauty; this is the ASUS Crosshair IV Formula motherboard. It's AMD 890 FX based and is an overclocker's dream. We'll review this motherboard and chipset in a separate article though.
We test three AMD processors today, the Phenom II X6 1075T, Phenom II X4 970BE and Athlon II X4 645. They are part of the AMD Q4 processor product line update, arming their processor lineup with more value and higher performing CPUs.
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