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Review: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T: hexa-core computing for the masses

by Parm Mann on 27 April 2010, 05:00 4.0

Tags: Phenom II X6 1055T, Phenom II X6 1090T, AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Percentage faster/slower
than Phenom II X6 1090T
Phenom II
X6 1055T
Phenom II
X4 965 BE
Core i7
980X
Core i7
930
Core i7
920
- 12.08% - 29.07% + 54.12% - 12.43% - 15.94%

Getting the idea? More cores and more cache result in better multi-threaded performance.



Percentage faster/slower
than Phenom II X6 1090T
Phenom II
X6 1055T
Phenom II
X4 965 BE
Core i7
980X
Core i7
930
Core i7
920
- 12.15% - 28.76% + 41.15% - 18.43% - 22.02%

In case you didn't know it already; Intel's Core i7 980X is a monster, but considering the gulf in price, AMD's Phenom II X6 1090T isn't a bad second place.