AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

by Rob Williams on September 2, 2009 in Processors

With Intel’s Lynnfield processors right around the corner, what better time could there be for AMD to release another speed-bumped Phenom II X4 to help remain competitive? The Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition rolls in at ~$240, and it competes very nicely with Intel’s closest competitor, and in the end, proves to offer a fantastic performance per dollar.

Page 5 – Multi-Media: ProShow Gold, Sandra Multi-Media

While TMPGEnc XPress’ purpose is to convert video formats, ProShow from Photodex helps turn your collection of photos into a fantastic-looking slide show. I can’t call myself a slide show buff, but this tool is unquestionably definitive. It offers many editing abilities and the ability to export in a variety of formats, including a standard video file, DVD video and even HD video.

Like TMPGEnc and many other video encoders, ProShow can take full advantage of a multi-core processor. It doesn’t support SSE4 however, but hopefully will in the future as it would improve encoding times considerably. Still, when a slide show application handles a multi-core processor effectively, it has to make you wonder why there is such a delay in seeing a wider-range of such applications on the marketplace.

Sandra 2009 Multi-Media

This test here stresses the CPU’s ability to handle multi-media instructions and data, using both MMX and SSE2/3/4 as the instruction sets of choice. The results are divided by integer, floating point and double precision, three specific numbering formats used commonly in multi-media work.

Page List:

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1. Introduction
2. Test System & Methodology
3. Workstation: Autodesk 3ds Max, Cinebench, POV-Ray
4. Multi-Media: Adobe Lightroom, TMPGEnc Xpress
5. Multi-Media: ProShow Gold, Sandra Multi-Media
6. Mathematics: Sandra Arithmetic, Crypto, Microsoft Excel
7. System: Sandra Memory, Multi-Core Efficiency
8. Gaming: Call of Duty: World at War, Half-Life 2: Episode Two
9. Gaming: Crysis Warhead, 3DMark Vantage
10. Overclocking AMD’s X4 965 Black Edition
11. Power Consumption, Final Thoughts

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Rob Williams

Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; from desktop gaming to professional workstations, and all the supporting software.