The 990FX Chipset Arrives: AMD And SLI Rise Again

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AMD is laying the foundation for its Socket AM3+, Bulldozer-based Zambezi processors with the 990FX chipset, functionally identical to 890FX. The big news is that motherboard vendors are licensing SLI again, and we want to compare performance to Intel.

Benchmark Results: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DX11)

Chalk up another title able to show Intel’s platform outperforming AMD’s. Ultimately, though, anti-aliasing is the equalizer at each tested resolution.

Clear and measurable performance gaps separate our Core i5-2400/Z68 and Phenom II X4 980/990FX machines at 1680x1050, 1920x1080, and 2560x1600 without AA turned on. Factor in anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering, though, and there’s really little difference at any of those three resolutions.

Chris Angelini
Chris Angelini
Chris Angelini is an Editor Emeritus at Tom's Hardware US. He edits hardware reviews and covers high-profile CPU and GPU launches.