AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Review

Testing:

Here at OverclockersClub we put our hardware through a rigorous testing program. We use a combination of scientific and video benchmarks designed to push and stress the components, giving us a good idea on how they will perform for us in everyday computing. I placed the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T up against a slew of other AMD and Intel processors so you get a good idea on where it stands among the other choices out there. All the supporting hardware is run at the same speeds, timings, voltages and latencies to ensure that there are no outside variables that will interfere with the scores.
 

 

Testing Setup: AMD AM3

• Processors: Phenom II X6 1100T, Phenom II X6 1075T, Phenom II X4 970, Phenom II X2 560, Athlon II X4 645, Athlon II X3 450, Athlon II X2 265, AMD Phenom II X4 965, Phenom II X6 1090T, Phenom II X2 555, Athlon II X4 640, Athlon II X3 440, Athlon II X2 255
• Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3
• Cooling: Noctua NH-U12P SE
• Memory: Mushkin 996744 DDR3 1600MHz 8-8-8-24
• Video Card: XFX HD 5870
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800W Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: 1 x Seagate 1TB SATA
• Optical Drive: LG Supermulti DVD-R/W
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

 

Testing Setup: Intel Core i5/i7 Socket 1156

• Processors: Intel Core i5 750, Core i7 870, Core I7 875, Core i5 655
• Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Formula
• Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C*D3K2/4GX 2x2Gb 7-7-7-20 1333MHz
• Video Card : XFX HD 5870
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800W Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: 1 x Seagate 1TB SATA
• Optical Drive: Lite-On 8x DVD+/-RW
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

 

Testing Setup: Intel Core i7 Socket 1366

• Processors: Intel Core i7 965, Intel Core i7 920, Intel Core i7 980x
• Motherboard: MSI X58 Eclipse
• Memory: Mushkin HP3-12800 3x2GB 7-7-7-20 1600MHz
• Video Card: XFX HD 5870
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800W Modular Power supply
• Hard Drive: 1 x Seagate 1TB SATA
• Optical Drive: ASUS DVD-RW
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

 

Testing Setup: Intel Core i5 Clarksdale Socket 1156

• Processor: Intel Core i5 661
• Motherboard: Intel DH55TC (Tom Cove)
• Memory: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C*D3K2/4GX 2x2Gb 9-9-9-24 1333MHz
• Video Card : XFX HD 5870
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800W Modular Power Supply
• Hard Drive: 1 x Seagate 1TB SATA
• Optical Drive: Lite-On 8x DVD+/-RW
• OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

 

Comparison CPUs:

• Phenom II X6 1075T
• Phenom II X4 970
• Phenom II X2 560
• Athlon II X4 645
• Athlon II X3 450
• Athlon II X2 265
• AMD Phenom II X4 965
• Phenom II X6 1090T
• Phenom II X2 555
• Athlon II X4 640
• Athlon II X3 440
• Athlon II X2 255
• Intel Core i7 920
• Intel Core i7 965
• Intel Core i7 980X
• Intel Core i5 750
• Intel Core i7 870
• Intel Core i5 661

 

Overclocking:

Overclocked settings:

• Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4134MHz 206x20

As with the majority of AMD Black Edition processors, overclocking is best done by tinkering with the CPU multiplier first, then slowly tweaking the reference clock to squeeze every bit of performance out of it that you can. For the 1100T, I started with pushing the CPU multiplier up one multi at a time until I was no longer able to boot and remain stable through benchmarks. Once I reached the limit, I then did the same with the reference clock. Once I lost stability, I then backed off a bit until I was completly free of any instabilities. For the 1100T, I hit the same wall I did with the previous Phenom II X6 1090T. The maximum I was able to get with the CPU multiplier was 20x and the reference clock peaked out at 206MHz. This gave me a total clock speed of 4.134GHz, which is not bad for a six-core on an air cooler.

 

Maximum Clock Speeds:

Each CPU has been tested for stability at the clock speeds listed when in an overclocked state. These clock speeds will represent the overclocked scores in the testing.

 

 

Benchmarks:

• Scientific & Data:

1. Apophysis
2. WinRAR
3. Office 2007 Excel Number Crunch
4. POV Ray 3.7
5. Bibble 5
6. Sandra XII
7. ScienceMark 2.02
8. Cinebench 10 & 11.5
9. HD Tune 3.50

• Video:

1. Far Cry 2
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. Batman: Arkham Asylum
4. 3DMark Vantage