Legit Processor Reviews

AMD Phenom II X4 975BE and 840 CPU Reviews

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition and X4 840 CPUs
Date: Mon, Jan 03, 2011 - 11:01 PM
Written By: Justin West -
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Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

The Sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 involves the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic. There has been an outbreak of a pathogen that causes infected humans to behave like zombies. The four survivors have to fight their way through the hordes of infected, using safehouses along the way to rest and recover in order to reach extraction points. This takes place in the southern United States, featuring Savannah, GA and New Orleans, LA.

We tested Left 4 Dead 2 at it's highest settings but with no Anti-Aliasing at three resolutions, 1024x768, 1680x1050, and 1920x1080.

Left 4 Dead 2 Settings

Left 4 Dead 2

Benchmark Results: The Phenom II X4 840 processor shows roughly the same performance in Left 4 Dead 2 as the Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700, while the X4 975 BE is able to match the performance levels of the Core i5 750 and even the Core i7 875K.

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Review Index
Page 1 - The AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE CPU
Page 2 - The AMD Phenom II X4 840 CPU
Page 3 - Test Setup
Page 4 - SiSoft Sandra 2011b
Page 5 - wPrime
Page 6 - Microsoft Excel 2010
Page 7 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 8 - Handbrake
Page 9 - Sony Vegas 10
Page 10 - Cinebench 11.5
Page 11 - 7-Zip
Page 12 - iTunes 10
Page 13 - Folding@home
Page 14 - Left 4 Dead 2
Page 15 - Starcraft II
Page 16 - FIFA 2011
Page 17 - Overclocking the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion