AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 6-core Thuban Processor Review

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While the Phenom II architecture might not be the foil against the Nehalem

family of chips from Intel, it does not mean that AMD has been standing

still and waiting for Bulldozer to deliver them from financial doom.

Instead, AMD has actively improved these chips, and their latest member of

the Phenom II family brings 6 cores to the fight. The Phenom II X6 1090T

Black Edition is an unlocked new design based on the Thuban core, and it

aims to bring fast and affordable 6 core performance to the marketplace.

 

URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=910

 

Quote: "The 1090T does not come anywhere close to the mighty i7-980X in

overall performance, but it also does not come anywhere close in price.

$285 is far more palatable than the $999 MSRP that Intel suggests. It does

allow AMD to be more competitive against the quad core i7 and i5 parts

though. The i7-930 is $295 and the i7-950 and i7-870 are over $550. When

comparing price/performance, the 1090T is very competitive with the 930, and

seriously wipes the floor with the 950 and 870 parts."

 

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Ryan Shrout

PC Perspective

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