AMD Phenom X4 9600 Quad-Core Processor
AMD - HD9600WCGDBOXLast Review: 01 November 2007
AMD Phenom processors are uniquely designed to facilitate intelligent uses of energy and system resources that are reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient, driving optimum performance-per-watt. All AMD Phenom processors feature resources like an integrated DDR2 memory controller, HyperTr... Read Morensport technology links, and 128-bit Floating Point Units, for improved speed and performance in floating point calculations. With the true quad-core design offered by the AMD Phenom, cores communicate on the die rather than through a front side bus external to the processor, a bottleneck inherent in other products that are packaging two dual-core chips to form quad-core processors. Additionally, AMD's Direct Connect Architecture on-chip ensures that all four cores have optimum access to the integrated memory controller and integrated HyperTransport links, so that performance scales well with the number of cores. This design is also highlighted by a unique shared L3 cache for quicker data access and Socket AM2 and Socket AM2+ infrastructure compatibility to enable a seamless upgrade path. The AMD Phenom FX processors are designed for systems that offer extreme megatasking capabilities. True quad-core platforms and octa-core platforms with the Dual Socket Direct Connect (DSDC) Architecture can provide enthusiast-class features and performance, to enable our customers to deliver professional-grade results. Moreover, AMD's quad-core processors and unique eight core solutions, with four processing cores on one die, coupled with the latest platform technologies, including the new ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, can deliver the ultimate enthusiast PC platform. AMD Phenom X2 and X4 processors offer true quad- and dual-core advanced technologies for seamless multitasking and optimum energy efficiency. Minimize
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General Information About This Review:
Review title: AMD Phenom 9600 Vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600: Fight!
Written by: Loyd Case
Expert Source: ExtremeTech.com
Original Score: 5/10
Published On: 03 December 2007
Review url: Read the full review at ExtremeTech.com
