First Look: AMD Triple Core Phenom

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Test Setup

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System Hardware
CPU	AMD Phenom 9900 (65 nm, 2600 MHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 2 MB L3 Cache)
AMD Platform AM2	Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe, Rev.1.02GAMD 790FX, BIOS : 0801 (12/26/2007)
Memory	2x 1 GB Corsair DDR2-1066<>CM2X1024-8888-C4D, Timings CL5-5-5-12
DVD-ROM	Samsung SH-D163A , SATA150
Graphics Card	Gigabyte Radeon HD 3850 GV-RX385512HGPU : 670 MHzMemory : 512 MB DDR3 (830 MHz, 256 Bit)
Sound Card	Integrated
Power Supply	Coolermaster RS-850-EMBA, ATX 12V V2.2, 850 Watt
System Software & Drivers
OS	Windows Vista Enterprise Version 6.0 (Build 6000)
DirectX 10	DirectX 10 (Vista default)
DirectX 9	Version : April 2007
Graphics Driver	ATI Radeon Version 7.12
AMD Chipset Driver	Version 3.0.642 (28/11/2008)
Java	Java Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 1

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Benchmarks and Settings
3D-Games
Warhammer Mark of Chaos	Version : 1.006.000Video Mode : 1280x1024Video Quality : game defaultMultiple CPU/CoreDemo : THG Timedemo (1 minutes)
Quake 4	Version : 1.3 FinalVideo Mode : 1280x1024Video Quality : game defaultMulticore offVideo Quality : MediumBenchmark I : THG TimedemoBenchmark II : playnettimedemo id_demo001(official ID-Soft NetTimeDemo)
Serious Sam 2	Version : 2.070Video Mode : 1024x768HDR Rendering : offRenderer : Direct3DFiltering mode : noneAntialiasing mode : noneBenchmark : Greendale
Supreme Commander	Version : 3.220Video Mode : 1024x768Video Quality : game defaultVsync = offBenchmark : real 60 second gamewith real three computer physics
Prey	Version : 1.3Video Mode : 1280x1024Video Quality : game defaultVsync = offBenchmark : THG-Demo
Audio
iTunes 7.2	Version : 7.1.1.5Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minMP3 High Quality (160 kbps)
Lame MP3	Version 3.98 Beta 3 (05-22-2007)Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 minwave to mp3160 kbps
Video
Pinnacle Studio 11 Plus	Version : 11.0.0.5082Encoding and Transition RenderingPrivate MPEG2-Cam-MovieVideo : 720 x 480 Pixel, NTSC, 6000 kbits/secAudio : MPEG Layer 2, 224 kbits/sec 16 Bit, Stereo 48 kHzFile Type : MPEG-2 (DVD Compatible)
TMPEG 4.2	Version : 4.2.10.211Terminator 2 SE DVD (720x576, 16:9) 2 MinutesDolby Digital, 48000 Hz, 6-Kanal, EnglishAdvanced Acoustic Engine MP3 Encoder (160 kbps)
DivX 6.6.1	Version : 6.6.1- Main Menu -Profile : Home Theater Profile (720 x 576)1-pass, 780 kbit/s- Codec Menu -Encoding mode : Insane QualityEnhanced multithreading
XviD 1.1.2	Version : 1.1.2 (01/11/2006)Target quantizer : 1.00 (maximum quality)
Clone DVD 2	Version : 2.908DVD "Terminator II SE" (English version)Transcoding from DVD-9 to DVD-4.7Audio : English Dolby AC-3/6 (surround) - DTSSubtitle : no
Mainconcept H.264 Encoder	Version : 2.0MPEG2 to MPEG2 (H.264)MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec24 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG2)Audio : MPEG Layer 2 (48 kHz, 2 Channel, 16 Bit)Stream : TransportCodec : H.264Mode : NTSC (29.97 FPS)Profile : High
Applications
WinRAR	Version 3.70 BETA 8Compression = BestDictionary = 4096 kBBenchmark : THG-Workload
Autodesk 3D Studio Max 9	Version : 9.0Rendering Dragon scenerendering HTDV 1920x1080
Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10	Version : 10.008Rendering scene"Water drop at a Rose"Resolution : 1280 x 1024 - 8Bit (50 frames)
Adobe Photoshop CS 3	Version : 10.0x20070321Filtering a 69 MB TIF imageBenchmark : Tomshardware-Benchmark V1.0.0.4Programmed by Tomshardware using Delphi 2006Filers :CrosshatchGlassSumi-eAccented EdgesAngled StrokesSprayed Strokes
Deep Fritz 10	Version : Nov 16 2006
Synthetic
3DMark06	Version : 1.101280x1024 - 32 bitGraphics and CPU Default Benchmark
PCMark05 Pro	Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory TestsWindows Media Player 10.00.00.3646Windows Media Encoder 9.00.00.2980
SiSoftware Sandra 2008	Version 2008.1.13.12CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / MultimediaMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark

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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.