Results: Cinebench R10, Cinebench R11.5, and Valve Benchmarks
Cinebench R10
This benchmark has always shown the AMD architecture in a favorable light. This has been one area where AMD has been able to compete successfully with Intel, but unfortunately for AMD this is only one program.
Using a single thread, the Phenom II X4 980 is actually the fastest processor in this test. When using the max number of threads though, the i7-860 takes a good sized lead.
Cinebench R11.5
The latest iteration of Cinebench changes around how it handles the rendering technique, and it arguably makes it more efficient in assigning workloads.
The 6 core processors rule this benchmark, but the X4 980 is not all that far behind the i7-860 in this test.
Valve Particle Benchmark
Valve is a firm believer in multi-threading, and they have spent a considerable amount of time optimizing their programs for this. Their particle simulation benchmark is designed to really push multi-core CPUs, but then again this is one of the easier applications to leverage multi-threading. Dealing with hundreds of particles and their interactions is inherently quite parallel.
The i7 with its ability to address 8 threads due to Hyperthreading takes a nice lead in this benchmark. The X6 CPUs come in a close second. Straggling behind those other processors is the little old X4 980. Ok, so the CPU is pretty damn new.
Valve Map Compilation Benchmark
The second Valve benchmark deals with compiling a map. Things like static lighting and some effects are taken care of in this compiling, so map loading and in-game performance should be faster even in complex scenes.
We see all of the results, except for the dual core, be very close to one another. I think we are seeing the limits of this particular benchmark with the latest and highest end processors. Note as well that it does not seem to really leverage the extra cores that the X6 processors provide.
Josh, you just have to get a
Josh, you just have to get a new CLEAN case for these reviews moving forward 🙂
A clean case is a sign of a
A clean case is a sign of a dirty mind.
This has to be the worst
This has to be the worst product I have seen released recently. It was easily beaten overall for the testing done against the i7-860 and the i7-860 is A LOT slower than the new sandybridge i5s. When comparing price/performance AMD has terrible timing with this part – Microcenter is selling the i5-2500k for $180 and the i5-2400 for $150. This 980 could only overclock to 4.3ghz overall (8.6% increase) and people are easily overclocking i5-2500k to 5.0ghz (66% increase!).
Yeah, this was a strange
Yeah, this was a strange release from AMD. Just so hard to compete with those Sandy Bridge parts. Sweet deals from Microcenter though! The i5-2500K is a steal at $180. Makes you wonder what the internal thinking at AMD was. Perhaps they felt that with recent price changes they had to have something exist at their upper end so their ASPs didn’t suffer as badly?
I am done with AMD cpu’s till
I am done with AMD cpu’s till bulldozer, I had a couple of Phenom 2 build’s and the were “alright” then I found the i7 and never looked back moved to sandy-bridge, still not looking back. I am dying to give AMD my money , I am begging to give them my money but, I want performance, I think if they were even equal at the dollar per performance I would go with AMD just because they are the underdogs and I really want to see them grow.I am hearing good things I hope the bulldozer processors are not Phenom 2’s in disguise, if they are it could be the end of AMD, on a better note they make awesome GPU’s that is their saving grace.
Well, I think at least AMD
Well, I think at least AMD will be at parity with Intel for the most part. Though if the top end Bulldozer only matches the i7 2500K in performance, then AMD will certainly not be making boatloads of money per chip. I also think AMD had originally planned to have Bulldozer out sooner, but it looks like a few delays have hit it. We are now looking at (hopefully) July availability.
The one bright spot for AMD is that they are shipping Llano based processors, and we will likely see a glut of them come July/August. Should be a popular “back to school” product. CPU performance will not be anything fantastic, but the integrated GPU should be class leading for a long, long time.
I don’t think you were clear
I don’t think you were clear with the warranty information for the Asrock. As far as I can tell any p67/h67 board you buy today until June 30th will automatically have a 2 year warranty.
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