AMD Phenom II 920 & 940 Full Review

[Macadamia]

I've rechecked CB10 scores.

Phenom II is much better in x64, beating the 2.83GHz 9550 definitely. Clock for clock (P-II @3.2) it's almost the same as a 400Mhz FSB 9770, so we have to "cripple" that for the Q9650.



And no, a Q6600 OCed to 3.2 will give you just ~13000 points, slightly more or less (200 point margin).


Of course all the C2Qs tested here use 1866Mhz RAM, while most arguments about "value" never ever ever include 1866Mhz RAM prices.

In case you missed it, I am running a Q9550, so I know something about wattage/temps of the eo caliber. Secondly, AMD's on die sensors are not calibrated to give you feeds from the hottest parts of the core, so the temps we're seeing are not actual core temps; I personally believe this is why even Deneb struggles after about 1.55v to overclock unless cooled considerably. Search for the shots. In the wattage department, 45nm C2Q is unbeatable.

DIFFERENT SILLICON ACTS DIFFERENT ZOMG!

Seriously if you'd stop being a Shintai sucker and being trollish at that, maybe we'd start to take you with a smidge of seriousness. Wait, you'll never do that.