Because the 1055T is too slow.
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Phenom II X6 1055T or Phenom II X4 965 BE ?
Collapse
X
-
Where did you get the information that the 1055T has a TDP of 95W? AFAIK it's got a TDP of 125W, and therefore the same as the 965BE. This test (sorry it's in german, but the numbers should speak for themselves) confirms this: The 965BE consumes slightly less power than the 1055T, both in idle and under load (when looking at the 1055T with turbo enabled). The real powersaver is the new chipset, the 890FX. According to the test, it saves about 30W compared to the old one when using the same cpu.
So I'd also recommend a X4 for now, it's bearly much slower in multithreaded apps, but noticeably faster in singlethreaded ones (or ones that don't make use of >4 cores). It's also much cheaper and consumes slightly less power.
Comment
-
Originally posted by chithanh View PostThe 1055T comes in 95 W and 125 W variants.
And I don't remember reading about a yet to come 95W version in any of the reviews I read.
Comment
-
It was discussed from AMD leaked roadmaps in March.
A set of new slides by AMD to sections of the industry spills the beans on AMD's processor offer outlook for perhaps the rest of the year. It shows AMD to maintain focus on value-oriented models that etch away Intel's market share on grounds of price/performance, while the higher-end of the spectrum...
Some price comparison sites already list it (but no e-tailers yet):
Comment
-
I would choose the Thuban for all the reasons mentioned above and 965 only if you must have Block Edition.
AFAICT, the 95W version of 1055T is only for preorder (coming soon), but I could be wrong. It has also been rumored that a 95W version of at least 955 is coming soon with a newer Deneb die (C4?).
Comment
Comment