AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 980 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.70GHz (Socket AM3)
- 3.70GHz clock speed
- 2MB L2 cache
- 6MB L3 cache
- DDR3-1333 support
- 45nm process technology (140W Edition)
- True Multi-core Processing
- Direct Connect Architecture
- Integrated Dual-Channel Memory Controller with up to DDR3-1333 support
- HyperTransport 3.0
- AMD Balanced Smart Cache
- AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator
- AMD Memory Optimizer Technology
- AMD Digital Media Xpress 2.0
- AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing
- Cool‘n’Quiet 3.0 technology

or

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T "95W Edition" 2.80GHz (Socket AM3)
- Six Core Technology
- 2.80GHz Clock Speed
- 4.0 GT/s System Bus
- AM3 Socket
- 3MB L2 Cache
- 6MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- Low Power 95W Edition
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included

Buying a new Processor as the old one has unfortunately broken So after a hard choice of choosing between Intel and AMD I have decided to stick with AMD so my question i guess is:

What’s more important GHz or the amount of core’s?

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 980 Black Edition "140W Edition" 3.70GHz (Socket AM3)
- 95W Edition
- 3.00GHz clock speed
- 2MB L2 cache
- 6MB L3 cache
- DDR3-1333 support
- 45nm process technology (95W Edition)
- True Multi-core Processing
- Direct Connect Architecture
- Integrated Dual-Channel Memory Controller with up to DDR3-1333 support
- HyperTransport 3.0
- AMD Balanced Smart Cache
- AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator
- AMD Memory Optimizer Technology
- AMD Digital Media Xpress 2.0
- AMD Virtualization with Rapid Virtualization Indexing
- Cool‘n’Quiet 3.0 technology
- 3yr Warranty

or

AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T "95W Edition" 2.80GHz (Socket AM3)
- Six Core Technology
- 2.80GHz Clock Speed
- 4.0 GT/s System Bus
- AM3 Socket
- 3MB L2 Cache
- 6MB L3 Cache
- 64-Bit Technology
- HyperTransport 3.0 Technology
- AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) Technology
- Low Power 95W Edition
- 3 Year Warranty
- Heatsink & Fan Included

Thank you for any Contributions on deciding what my purchase will be! any thoughts/ideas are greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance Yahoo community!

What do you guys think, I’ve had the combination for about 4-5 months now.. Do you think I’m starving my GPU? I run 60-70 FPS in America’s Army 3.. My FPS will Randomly drop.. But when I alt tab out and back in my FPS is back up..

Do you think getting a new PSU would improve my FPS.. Or more ram..

PSU: Allied ATX 400W SL-8400BTX
GPU: Galaxy GTS 450
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 840
Ram: 2 gig
OS: Win 7 64b

is this any good

AMD Phenom 9950 quad core socket AM2+ processor

Product Description AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom X4 9950 / 2.6 GHz processor
Product Type Processor
Compatible Slots 1 x processor – Socket AM2+
Cache Memory L2 – 4 x 512 KB – L3 2 MB
Processor Type AMD Phenom X4 9950
64-bit Computing Yes
Multi-Core Technology Quad-Core
Processor Qty 1
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing Process 65 nm
Manufacturer Warranty 3 years warranty
Features HyperTransport technology, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD Cool’n'Quiet Technology, AMD Virtualization

link

http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=333215&CatId=2968

can this cpu play crysis with an ati 4850 512 mb graphics card and 4 gig ddr2 ram with windows vista home premium 64 bit and 500 gb hard drive?

I am looking to built a new computer and i need to know which CPU Processor is better? Here is the info for both CPU’s both made by AMD

—->
#1 CPU
AMD ATHLON II X4 QUAD CORE 630 2.8 GHZ

CPU Socket Type Socket AM3
Multi-Core Quad-Core
Athlon II X4 630
Operating Frequency 2.8GHz
Hyper Transports 4000MHz
L2 Cache 4 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech 45 nm
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support Yes
Voltage 0.90-1.425V
Thermal Design Power 95W
CPU BENCHMARK–>3360 from [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net[/url]
PRICE: 8

#2 CPU
AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 925 2.8GHZ

CPU Socket Type Socket AM3
Multi-Core Quad-Core
Frequency 2800MHz
System Bus 4000
Operating mode 32/64 bit
L2 cache 512KB x 4
L3 cache 6MB
CMOS Technology 45nm SOI
CPU BENCHMARK–>3420 from [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net[/url]
PRICE: 2
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Ok so lets get this straight.

The similarities are:
They both are AM3
They both are quadcores
They both are 2.8GHZ
They both are 4000 system bus
They both are 64bit
They both are 512KB x 4 L2 Cache
They both have similar CPU benchmark scores. The Athlon II is 3360 and the Phenom is 3420 (pretty close)

Now the difference:
The Athlon II does not have a L3 cache and the Phenom has a 6MB L3 cache
The Athlon II is cheaper 8 and the Phenom is more expensive 2

Ok, so from my understanding is i’m paying more for the 6MB L3 Cache??? What is so great about the L3 cache? And why do both CPUs score almost the same in the CPU benchmark test. I don’t understand this. I am pushing to go to the Athlon II since it’s cheaper, i need to know what’s so good about the cache. what cpu should i go for? i’m confused