Manufacturer: AMD Price: $ 265 US Author: Steve Date: 12/06/2010

[ Introduction ]

Today marks the release of the Phenom II X6 1100T, which is AMDs new 6-core flagship processor, and it is here just in time for Christmas. In true AMD fashion they are not asking a price premium for this new processor, but rather giving it away at the existing Phenom II X6 1090T MSRP of $265. The 1090T has already moved down to the bargain basement price of just $230 to make room for the new 1100T model... Therefore while today’s review is focusing on the launch of the new Phenom II X6 1100T processor, which bring a mere 100MHz speed bump, we suspect most of you will be more excited about the prospect of a six-core Black Edition processor for a little over $200. After all, the new 1100T model is clocked just 3% higher than the older 1090T, while they both feature fully unlocked clock multipliers, essentially making them one and the same. Previously the Phenom II X6 1090T has been the only Black Edition six-core processor in AMDs arsenal, as the 1055T and more recently reviewed 1075T both feature fixed clock multipliers making them less effective overclockers. Pricing between these processors is very tight and there is now just $50 separating the 1055T and the 1090T Black Edition. The Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition processor is based on the architecture codenamed “Thuban” that uses the 45nm design process. This processor operates its six-cores at 3.3GHz, which is just 100MHz faster than the previous flagship model. The Turbo Core frequency has also been boosted by 100MHz and will now reach as high as 3.7GHz. The Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition has a maximum Turbo Core speed of 3.7GHz, 400MHz above its default operating frequency. The Phenom II X6 1055T can go from 2.8GHz up to 3.3GHz which is a healthy 500MHz boost. However the Turbo Core feature is something most overclockers are likely going to disable as it can destabilize an overclocked computer. Furthermore, if the user was to simply increase the clock multiplier, which remember is fully unlocked, from the default 16.5x setting to 18.5x they would be constantly running all six-cores at 3.7GHz.

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ProX	Posted on: 12/07/2010 05:18 AM You got me Time to upgrade to the 1090T I think!

BoZo	Posted on: 12/07/2010 12:48 PM My unlocked Phenom II X2 555 is still serving me well so I will wait till something more significant comes along. Nice update though thanks.