With Turbo Core enabled AMD claims the 1100T BE should hit speeds of up to 3.7GHz in single-threaded applications. The 1100T BE doesn’t suffer from a lack of raw speed, though, as it’s clocked at a zippy 3.3GHz. This design is still rooted in the K10 architecture, but has a number of improvements over AMD’s previous CPUs, most notable of which is AMD’s Turbo Core technology. It’s with a degree of trepidation, then, that we take a look at AMD’s new flagship Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition CPU.Īs our more canny readers may be able to tell, the 1100T BE is a revision of the Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition, meaning the 1100T is a 6-core chip based on AMD’s Thuban design. AMD’s aging K10 architecture, clock for clock, simply can’t compete with Intel’s current range of Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs. Unfortunately, this is only half of the story, as these AMD processor revisions are being released against a backdrop of Intel domination. This essentially means customers are getting more performance for the same amount of cash. Invariably these have been positive moves by AMD, as they have made efforts to keep the pricing of the new processors similar to the chips they replace or supersede. We’ve seen a number of AMD processor revisions over the last few months, with each taking a current processor, giving it a slight speed bump and affixing a shiny new name.
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Review Manufacturer: AMD