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| Release date | November 19, 2007 | March 27, 2008 | November 02, 2008 | May 23, 2006 | |
| The Bottom Line | AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. | AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU. | Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the fastest CPU on the market. | AMD's new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intel's Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intel's next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut later this year. | |
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| Bus Speed | Info unavailable |
1066 MHz |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Features |
HyperTransport technology AMD Virtualization AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost Intel 64 Technology Intel Wide Dynamic Execution Enhanced SpeedStep technology Execute Disable Bit capability Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Advanced Smart Cache Intel Smart Memory Access |
HyperTransport technology AMD Virtualization AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
Hyper-Threading Technology Enhanced Halt State (C1E) Intel 64 Technology Intel Thermal Monitor 2 Enhanced SpeedStep technology Execute Disable Bit capability Intel Virtualization Technology |
Integrated memory controller AMD64 technology HyperTransport technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
| Cache Memory |
L2 - 4 x 512 KB - L3 cache 2 MB |
L2 cache Advanced Smart Cache - 8 MB ( 2 x 4MB (4MB per core pair) ) |
L2 - 4 x 512 KB - L3 cache 2 MB |
L3 cache Advanced Smart Cache - 8 MB |
L2 cache 1 MB |
| Compatible Slots |
1 x Processor - Socket AM2+ |
1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket |
1 x Processor - Socket AM2+ |
1 x Processor - LGA1366 Socket |
1 x Processor |
| Manufacturing Process |
65 nm |
65 nm |
65 nm |
45 nm |
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| Multi-Core Technology |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
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| Processor Qty |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Product Description |
AMD Phenom X4 9500 / 2.2 GHz Processor |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz Processor |
AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom X4 9850 / 2.5 GHz Processor |
Intel Core i7 965 / 3.2 GHz Processor |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6 GHz Processor |
| 64-bit Computing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Product Type |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
| Compatible Processor Socket |
Socket AM2+ |
LGA775 Socket |
Socket AM2+ |
LGA1366 Socket |
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| Clock Speed |
2.2 GHz |
2.4 GHz |
2.5 GHz |
3.2 GHz |
2.6 GHz |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
3 years warranty |
3 years warranty |
3 years warranty |
3 years warranty |
3 years warranty |
| Processor Type |
AMD Phenom X4 9500 |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 |
AMD Phenom X4 9850 |
Intel Core i7 965 |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
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