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The editors liked
Innovative architecture design
Very overclockable
Power efficient using Cool 'n' Quiet
Improved Turbo modes
Great overclocking
Serious multi-threading chops for less than £200
Eight cores and loads of clock speed at a reasonable price
Modern design
Elegant modular architecture
Attractive pricing
AM3socket is backwards compatible
Performance in applications makes effective use of multiple cores
Two Turbo modes
Architecture design
Multipliers are unlocked out of the box
Overclocks well
Good scaling
Faster than the Core i5 2500k
Performs exceptionally well with modern gaming engines
The editors didn't like
Weak single thread performance
Often outperformed by Phenom II
Only fast in ideal scenarios
Only slightly faster at stock than 1100T
Struggles against 2500K
And is pricier
Performance is unimpressive
And the power draw is too high.
Not as fast as Thuban (1100T) in lightload apps
Underload powerdraw not ideal
Arguably still behind Intel's SB as an allround chip
Power consumption
Performances should be higher compared with competitors' CPUs and AMD's older models
Expensive
Performance left us wanting more
UK pricing is high
Putting it head to head against Core i7 2600k
When Core i5 2500k is overclocked it is closely matched
Nothing annoys me more than the inability to review a product. It doesn't happen very often, especially when we move outside the realm of the product being DOA or it not making it through all our tests. Two products have eluded me over the last twelv...
After our through the normal CPU gauntlet of tests, it's clear that at the moment the full potential of Bulldozer just can't be utilized. I think a large problem in regards to the Bulldozer architecture is we just haven't got the applications at th...
Published: 2011-11-21, Author: Paul , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: October marked a special occasion for CPU manufacturer AMD – it released its first completely new processor design since 2003. Athlon 64, for those that remember, heralded the golden age for AMD where by and large its chips matched or beat the performa...
Well…AMD was kind enough to send us a package and we found a NEW CPU inside!Since we got the chip might as well do a review of it…lets see how it stacks up against its direct competitor the Intel Core i5 2500KA few words on BulldozerAMD really reinvented ...
You would assume that a 8-core CPU would cost you an arm and a leg, but that’s not the case with AMD. The FX-8150, their flagship CPU, retails for just Rs.15,500, which is the same price as the Core i7-2600K. Even though this has 8 cores, sadly that do...
Abstract: In May this year, AMD officially launched its Trinity Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) that features the next generation APU architecture. It is built on a mature 32nm SOI process technology, using a second revision of the Bulldozer architecture. At its ...
Abstract: After months of BIOS firmware updates and software patches, both platforms from Intel and AMD should have reached some level of maturity by now. We run a myriad of tests with HD 7970 GHz Edition CrossfireX and G.Skill 16GB 2400MHz ram to see how everythin...
