Even Windows Vista realizes that something has changed: it gives 0.2 more CPU performance points on Phenom.
It's not surprising that the memory performance didn't change, since it was already at the maximum of 5.9 points on the Athlon 64 X2. The same fast memory controller with low latencies is integrated into the Phenom.
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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.
