Amd Phenom Ii X4 965 Performance

AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 Black Edition Review

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Benchmark Results: Productivity

Once more we see clock charge per unit scaling, as WinZip just utilizes one of the Phenom II family's cores. Despite a clock rate disadvantage, Core i7-920 bests Cadre 2 Quad—both processors turning in times faster than AMD's best effort. Just after a 400 MHz overclock does the Phenom II X4 965 take a first identify finish

In stark contrast, WinRAR is heavily optimized to non only take advantage of multiple cores, but also to these platforms' 64-scrap capabilities. The Phenom 2 X4s perform admirably, easily sliding past the triple-core X3. However, Intel'south Core i7-920 just delivers a different level of operation hither, even bravado past the Core 2 Quad.

We run across the furnishings of turning off Hyper-Threading and pulling 1 memory aqueduct in our previous simulated Core i5 tests, which consummate ten seconds slower than an i7-920. That's nonetheless faster than a Core 2 Quad Q9550 or overclocked Phenom II X4 965.

Here's another one well-optimized for multi-cadre processors. 3ds Max 2009 runs best on a Cadre i7, but the Phenom Two is a powerful choice as well, edging out the Core 2 Quad by three seconds. The triple-core Phenom Two X3 720 loses significant speed due to its lower clock rate and core count.

AVG'due south gratuitous anti-virus is some other application with a existent proclivity for Intel'due south Core i7 architecture. And fifty-fifty with nothing else running, it's clear that you lot really benefit from a quad-core CPU every bit AMD's Phenom II X3 falls way behind.

Meanwhile, the Phenom II X4 965 goes head-to-head confronting Intel's Core 2 Quad, but needs to exist overclocked in order to overtake information technology.

Our threaded Photoshop benchmark favors quad-core CPUs, and equally clock charge per unit increases, the Phenom 2 X4s shed time from the workload.

Though it runs at a slower frequency than the Cadre 2 Quad Q9550, Intel'due south Core i7-920 is the fastest solution in CS4. The new Phenom Two trails by a significant margin.

Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers loftier-profile CPU and GPU launches.