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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Starcraft II

Starcraft II Wings of Liberty

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Performance Benchmark

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010. It is split into three installments: the base game with the subtitle Wings of Liberty, and two upcoming expansion packs, Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has had a successful launch, selling three million copies worldwide in less than a month.

We tested Starcraft II at Ultra Settings on both the GPU and CPU at resolutions of 1024x760, 1680x1050, and 1920x1080.

Starcraft II

Benchmark Results: Similar to the Left 4 Dead 2 results, the Phenom II X4 975 BE is able to match the performance of the Intel Core i5 750, which is expected to be the same price point as the X4 975 BE.  The X4 840 is able to perform slightly better than the QX6700 in Starcraft II.

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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