AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition

We have been hearing a lot from AMD over the last few months regarding the slew of new processors and Fusion APUs slated to arrive next year. With all of the news regarding Zacate, Ontario, Bobcat, Bulldozer, and Llano, et al, that has hit recently, you’d think work on the current generation of products had ceased, but that is not the case. AMD is doing its best to tempt you with a shiny new hexacore CPU with today's release of the Phenom II X6 1100T, their new six-core flagship processor. In true AMD fashion, the company has priced its latest entry at a very reasonable $265. That's the same rate as the older Phenom II X6 1090T, which has been lowered to $230 to make room for the new 1100T model.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Descriptions

Released last April, AMD's Phenom II X6 range has been surprisingly successful. It's not that they aren't worth purchasing, but they are somewhat overkill for the average user as most applications are only just beginning to take full advantage of quad-core processors and there are very few that can utilize more than four cores.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition

The Phenom II X6 1090T was the only unlocked hexa-core processor in AMDs arsenal, as the 1055T and 1075T both feature fixed clock multipliers making them less effective overclockers. Pricing between these processors couldn't be any tighter with just $50 separating the 1055T and the 1090T Black Edition model

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Plugged

The AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition is based on the same Thuban core as previous Phenom II X6 processors and differs from the 1090T only in its clock speeds. As you can see in the specifications above, the Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition has a 3.3GHz “base” clock frequency with a peak Turbo Core frequency of 3.7GHz—the 1090T tops out at 3.2GHz / 3.6GHz. The chip, like other Phenom IIs, is manufactured on Global Foundries’ 45nm SOI process node and it is comprised of roughly 904 million transistors, with a die size of approximately 346mm2. Bandwidth across the various links to memory and the rest of the system remains unchanged from the 1090T, as does the max TDP of 125 watts.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Sightings

For the most part, gaming with the Phenom II X6 will deliver the same experience as the Phenom II X4, making it somewhat of a pointless option for gamers. Additionally, the Phenom II X6 is designed for heavily-threaded workloads, so it would be a waste for people that use their computer for basic tasks compared to a chip with fewer, but more efficient cores.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Processor Specifications & Features

Model Number & Core Freguency	X6 1100T Black Edition /3,7 GHz(Turbol) /3,3 GHz (Base)
L1 Cache Sizes	64K Of LI instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core (7628KB total L1 per processor)
L2 Cache Sizes	512KB of L2 data cache percore (3MB total L2 per processor)
L3 Cache Size	6MB (shared)
Total Cache (L2+L3)	9 MB
Memory Controller Type	Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller
Memory Controller Speed	Up to 2.0GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
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Types of Memory Supported	Unregisterad DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz)-AND-PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333MHz)
HyperTransport 3.0 Specification	One 16-bit/16-bit Link @ up to 4.0 GHz full duplex (2.0GH2x2)
Total CPU-to-System Bandwideh	Up to 37.3GB/s total bandwidth [Up to 21.3GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR3-1333)+16.0GB/s (HT3)] Up to 33.1G8/s total bandwidth [Up to 17.1GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]
Packaging	Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)
Fab location	GLOBALFOUNDARIES Fab 1 module 1 in Dresden, Germany (formerly AMD Fab 36)
Process Technology	45-nanometer DSL SOI (sillcon-on-insulator) technology
Approximate Die Size	346mm2
Approximate Transistor count	Similar to Istanbul's ~904 million
Max TDP	125 Watts
AMD Codename	”Thuban”

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Processor Benchmarks

Professional rendering performance

Cinebench R10 - Seconds: Faster is better

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE: 47s

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE: 47s

Intel Core i7 870: 48s

Video encoding performance

x264 HD - Frames per second: Higher is better

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE: 27fps

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE: 26fps

Intel Core i7 870: 27fps

Gaming performance

World in Conflict - Frames per second: Higher is better

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE: 61fps

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE: 59fps

Intel Core i7 870: 81fps

Generally, only professionals require this kind of grunt and that's probably why Intel has turned its six-core processors into cash cows by specifically targeting the high-end market with exuberant pricing.