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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
| Manufacturer: | AMD |
| Product: | AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition |
| Date: | Thu, Jan 08, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Chris Morrell - |
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3DMark Vantage and 2006
3DMark Vantage is the latest 3DMark test from Futuremark. Traditionally, 3DMark focused on GPU performance but with 3DMark 2006 and Vantage, Futuremark has given more attention to the CPU. 3DMark Vantage features two CPU tests that focus on either artificial intelligence calculations or physics calculations. 3DMark 2006 features two CPU physics simulations of differing quality. These tests scale incredibly well with cores so the more threads available the higher the score.
3DMark Vantage is an interesting application. At stock speeds Phenom II and Core i7 have identical GPU scores, but Core i7 has a massive CPU score. The 500MHz overclock though bumps Phenom II over Core i7 due to the sheer CPU performance boost. 3DMark 2006 shows a solid win for Phenom II at both settings due to the much higher SM2 and SM3 scores with the CPU score not being as significant.
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Phenom, Round Two
Page 2 - Same Architecture, New Process Page 3 - Compatible Boards Page 4 - The Test System Page 5 - Cinebench and POV-Ray Page 6 - wPrime and SuperPi Page 7 - 3DMark Vantage and 2006 Page 8 - WinRar and Sandra 2009 Page 9 - Call of Duty 4 and Farcry 2 Page 10 - Crysis and Crysis Warhead Page 11 - Assassin's Creed and Fallout 3 Page 12 - Company of Heroes and Supreme Commander Page 13 - Preliminary Overclocking Page 14 - Power Consumption and Voltage Scaling Page 15 - Wrap Up and Conclusion |
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