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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and 1055T Six-Core Processor Review

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: Phenom II X6 1090T Processor
Date: Mon, Apr 26, 2010 - 06:00 PM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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SiSoftware Sandra 2010c

Sisoftware Sandra 2010

The Sisoft Sandra 2010c benchmark utility just came out a few weeks ago and we have started to include it in our benchmarking. Sandra 2010 now comes with support for Virtualisation (Virtual PC/Server, Hyper-V, VMware) and GPGPU (OpenCL, DirectX 11 DirectCompute, but today we will be using the program to look at memory and CPU performance!

Sandra 2009 SP2 Benchmark Scores

Results: Sandra 2010c showed that the Intel Core i7 930/975 system with the memory running at 1600MHz CL9 timings was the memory to reach nearly 26GB/s throughput, which is impressive thanks to the triple-channel memory. AMD's Phenom II X4 and X6 processors use dual channel technology and at 1600MHz with CL9 timings. The performance results of the Phenom II X6 processors aren't too different from the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition as all have ~13.5GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Sisoftware Sandra 2009

The Sandra Processor Multi-Media benchmark has been a long time favorite of ours to look at floating point performance on processors, so let's see how Intel's latest 32nm mobile processor does!

Sandra 2009 SP2 Benchmark Scores

Results: In the Multi-media processor test the AMD Phenom II X6 processors strut their stuff and solid performance numbers and are able to compete with the Intel Core i7 series of processors! 

Sisoftware Sandra 2010c

Cryptography has become an important part of our digital life: it allows us to conduct safe transactions online, certify programs and services, keep our data secure and much more. Sandra 2010c has a dedicated benchmark built-in that measures cryptographic performance, which is important on the new Intel 32nm processors like the Core i7 980X that we are benchmarking today. It includes features like AES-NI! Intel AES-NI is a new set of Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) instructions that are going to be introduced in the next generation of Intel processors, as of 2009. These instructions enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption, using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), defined by FIPS Publication number 197.  The architecture introduces six instructions that offer full hardware support for AES. Four of them support high performance data encryption and decryption, and the other two instructions support the AES key expansion procedure. Let's take a look at how this feature impacts Cryptography performance.

Sandra 2009 SP2 Benchmark Scores

Results: The Intel Core i7 980X Processor with AES-NI has significantly more Cryptographic Bandwidth than the previous generation Intel Core i7 975 processor and all the other desktop processors that we tested!

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Review Index
Page 1 - AMD Phenom II X6 Processors Arrive
Page 2 - AMD Turbo Core Technology Introduction
Page 3 - Phenom II X6 1090T CPU-Z
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - SiSoftware Sandra 2010c
Page 6 - Microsoft Excel 2007
Page 7 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 8 - CyberLink MediaShow 5
Page 9 - Sony Vegas 9.0D Pro
Page 10 - Photodex ProShow Gold 4.1
Page 11 - Handbrake
Page 12 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 35
Page 13 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 14 - PCMark Vantage
Page 15 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 16 - Resident Evil 5
Page 17 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Page 18 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 19 - Power Consumption
Page 20 - AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Overclocking
Page 21 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions