AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
The Test System
Today I’ll be using our new Phenom II and Core i7 test systems. Both systems utilized the same graphic card and Nvidia’s 180.84 drivers. Windows Vista Ultimate x64 was the operating system of choice with SP1 installed. Benchmark values recorded are the average of three runs with values for gaming tests taken with FRAPS running a 60 second repeated route. The Core i7 machine ran the memory with the SPD values of 9-9-9-24 with 1.5vdimm while the Phenom II machine ran the memory with adjusted SPD values of 4-5-4-14 with 2.25vdimm. SPD values weren’t correctly utilized due to the BIOS not permitting 4-4-4-12 timings and I am inquiring about a BIOS with such values available.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
AMD Phenom II X4 940 |
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Motherboard |
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H
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Memory |
Corsair 2x1GB PC2-8888 CAS4
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Video Card |
XFX GTX 260 216SP Black Edition |
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Hard Drive |
Seagate 7200.10 320GB |
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Cooling |
Scythe Ninja RevB |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate |
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| Intel Test Platform | |||||
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7 920 |
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Motherboard |
ECS X58B-A
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Memory |
G.Skill 3x1GB PC3-12800 CL9
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Video Card |
XFX GTX 260 216SP Black Edition |
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Hard Drive |
Seagate 7200.10 320GB |
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Cooling |
Intel Core i7 920 Box Cooler |
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Power Supply |
Corsair HX1000 |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate |
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