Phenom reviews out

reflux · 19-November-07, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Anandtech


	If you were looking for a changing of the guard today it's just not going to happen. Phenom is, clock for clock, slower than Core 2 and the chips aren't yet yielding well enough to boost clock speeds above what Intel is capable of. While AMD just introduced its first 2.2GHz and 2.3GHz quad-core CPUs today, Intel previewed its first 3.2GHz quad-core chips. We were expecting Intel to retain the high end performance crown, but also expected AMD to chip away at the lower end of the quad-core market - today's launch confirms that Intel is still the king of the quad-core market.

AnandTech: AMD's Phenom Unveiled: A Somber Farewell to K8

Phenom 9700, AMD's 1st Quad-Core CPU | Tom's Hardware

Not really surprising, but it isn't all bad news. The Phenom is still a decent improvement over K8 and it has a few things that Intel could learn from, such as the Overdrive utility that allows all your BIOS adjustments to be made in Windows. There are some fairly encouraging gaming and media encoding results too.

Zaltan · 19-November-07, 09:04 AM

*yawn*
It looks ok I guess, better than I thought it was going to be. This alone puts me off!
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/a...1132/16062.png

s1ugh34d · 19-November-07, 09:27 AM

Its nice, not better, but ummm, nice.

I may buy one just because, hopefully the 9900's are actually better steppings in jan-feb....

wheres the PR rating if you want to make a 2.8 and 3.0?

Dex · 19-November-07, 10:02 AM

Ill wait to see if they overclock well. I reckon if they made them 25-30% cheaper than the equivalent Intel part, they'd re-gain a lot of the market.

HigHTecHReDNecK · 19-November-07, 12:43 PM

I wont be rushing to get one with thier pricing

just a google search of pricing yeilded

Q6600 - lowest $150 for 2.4Ghz
Pnenom - lowest - $200+ 2.2Ghz

simple math really

Zaltan · 19-November-07, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HigHTecHReDNecK


	I wont be rushing to get one with thier pricing just a google search of pricing yeilded Q6600 - lowest $150 for 2.4Ghz Pnenom - lowest - $200+ 2.2Ghz simple math really

Q6600 are $280...
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail

2,222nd post!

Nerdz · 19-November-07, 05:13 PM

I expected this kind of Performance in Phenom, I might wait, But I'll upgrade to AM2 Dual Core First, Then, As Time, hardware and Software Permit, Dual Core, Just so all the bugs and programming will be fixed out of games today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by THR


	AMD positions its new products in the mid-range segment and is currently not planning to attack Intel's offerings in the high-end. Instead, AMD is offering the most affordable quad-core processor in the market today .

Hmm, Not a bad strategy if you ask me. Now, Lets hope to see more AMD commercials All over the net and the TV about this. "Hey Guys, Dont have much money yet you want Quad Core. Well AMD has the Solution Just for you!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by THR


	AMD seems to have done its homework when the company set the price for its Phenom processors. The Phenom 9600 is about 13.5% slower than Intel's Q6600 in our benchmarks. On the other hand, its price is also 13.6% lower than that of its direct competitor. Thus, the two products offer practically the same performance for your money.

Someones going to have to explain this one to me, it seems....Fishy...

HigHTecHReDNecK · 19-November-07, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zaltan


	Q6600 are $280... Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail 2,222nd post!

I saw that , but if you shop around

Q6600 - Google Product Search

s1ugh34d · 19-November-07, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HigHTecHReDNecK


	I saw that , but if you shop around Q6600 - Google Product Search

Ã‚Â£170.00 for the 144 it says...

Ã‚Â£184.19 (Inc.VAT) for the 156 it says

Ã‚Â£218.60 for 186

Ã‚Â£175.87 inc vat for 189

You need to click the links, all those prices are over $300 in USD.....

The lowest price is at newegg 260$

19-November-07, 09:04 AM		#2 (permalink)
Zaltan Apex Tech God	Re: Phenom reviews out yawn It looks ok I guess, better than I thought it was going to be. This alone puts me off! http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/a...1132/16062.png

19-November-07, 09:27 AM		#3 (permalink)
s1ugh34d Apex Tech God	Re: Phenom reviews out Its nice, not better, but ummm, nice. I may buy one just because, hopefully the 9900's are actually better steppings in jan-feb.... wheres the PR rating if you want to make a 2.8 and 3.0?

19-November-07, 10:02 AM		#4 (permalink)
Dex Retr-hoe Reviewer	Re: Phenom reviews out Ill wait to see if they overclock well. I reckon if they made them 25-30% cheaper than the equivalent Intel part, they'd re-gain a lot of the market.

19-November-07, 12:43 PM		#5 (permalink)
HigHTecHReDNecK Sophist'Hoe"cated ReDNecK Reviewer	Re: Phenom reviews out I wont be rushing to get one with thier pricing just a google search of pricing yeilded Q6600 - lowest $150 for 2.4Ghz Pnenom - lowest - $200+ 2.2Ghz simple math really

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