Efficiency: Optimizing The Clock Rate Of AMD's Phenom II X6
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AMD’s six-core CPU is affordable (at least, compared to Intel's Core i7-980X). We're overclocking the Thuban design to see if its efficiency improves from faster clock rates. Comparisons to other quad- and hexa-core processors provide some perspective.
Overclocking Steps: 3.2 To 4.0 GHz
17x Multiplier: 3.4 GHz
18x Multiplier: 3.6 GHz
19x Multiplier: 3.8 GHz
20x Multiplier: 4.0 GHz
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