AMD CPU shoot-out: Phenom X3 and X4
Intel killers?
18th June 2008 11:55 GMT
Switching to the Phenom X3 8750 showed mixed results. In pure CPU tests such as POV-Ray and the CPU element of PCMark05, the triple-core architecture had little impact but in the main the X3 8750 kicked the 9500 and 9600 all over the shop.
3DMark Vantage Results


Longer bars are better
Blank lines indicate test failed to complete


Intel Core i7 I7-920 Quad Core Processor (2.66GHz, 4x256kB, 4.8GT/s QPI, LGA 1336 Socket B)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor (3.4GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 4x512KB L2 Cache, 2000 MHz Bus, Socket AM3)
Intel Core i5 750 Qaud Core Processor (2.66GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, 2.5 GT/s Bus, Socket H LGA1156)
Asus P7P55D Motherboard (Intel Socket H LGA1156, P55 Express, ATX, 16GB DDR3)
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AMD 785G/SB710 Socket AM3 ATX Motherboard