Test: AMD Phenom X4 9850 "Black Edition"

Konklusion

Det har været en fornøjelse at have denne Phenom 9850 X4 til test. AMD har fået gjort noget ved Phenom efter de har fået lavet en B3 revision. Der er lidt mere ydelse, samt langt bedre mulighed for at oc, mere end på tidligere B2 modeller. TLB fejlen er desuden også blevet rettet. Så helt klar et stort skridt i den rigtige retning. Det må dog noteres, som det også er set i tests, at ved single cpu ydelse så er den faktisk lidt bagefter. Dette skyldes dog den lave L2 cache som hver kerne har. Men sådan som der kommer flere og flere programmer der understøtter mere end en kerne, så vil man virkelig kunne se Phenom rykke igennem.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Hvis man kigger på Phenoms historik, så ser man mange optimeringer og ændringer. TLB bug er blevet rettet, og der en ny stepping som er mere oc venlig. Set i forhold til tidligere Phenom, er der sket flere gode forbedringer. Så AMD er i den helt rigtige retning. Det fortjener derfor en god score.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Man får det man betaler for, en processor og en kasse. Så middel score. 

Design/Layout - 0
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Software/BIOS - 0
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Ydelse - 3
Med 9850 X4 kontra den gamle 9900, har vi faktisk set en forbedring. Den nye B3 stepping gør det også muligt at oc mere end tidligere. 9850 X4 viser faktisk fine resultater i flere tests. Jeg må sige at jeg havde forventet en ydelse der var den samme som Phenom 9900. Men den har vist sig faktisk at yde bedre flere steder end dens forgænger. Så hvis vi ser på ydelse kontra tidlere Phenom modeller så fortjener den en fair score. 

Pris - 4
En Phenom 9850 X4 BE koster, i skrivende stund, cirka 1450kr. Det er cirka det samme som en almindelig 9580 X4. Så der er ikke rigtig nogen merpris, for at få en processor med unlocked multiplier. Så det er jo helt klart en fordel at købe en Black Edition, kontra en almindelig, sevlom man ikke planlægger at OC.

Test: AMD Phenom X4 9850 "Black Edition"

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Ydelse	3
Pris	4
Samlet	70%

UK summary

It has been a pleasure to test this Phenom 9850 X4. AMD has made the Phenom better with this B3 stepping. There is better performance, along with a more oc friendly cpu, compared to the older B2 models. The TLB bug has been fixed. So it's definitely a step in the right direction. Tho it has to be noted, that in tests with single cpu performance, it's actually a bit behind. This is due to the low L2 cache that each core has. But as there comes more and more programs that support more than one or more, you will see this Phenom kick some ***.

Innovation/Technology - 4
If you look at the Phenom history, you see many changes and improvements. The TLB bus has been fixed, and a new stepping that's more OC friendly. So compared to earlier Phenom models there has been good improvements. So AMD is heading in the right direction. Compared to the earlier Phenom models, there has been changes that have improved the Phenom even more. So it deserves a good score. 

Bundle/Accessories - 3
You get what you pay for, a processor and a box. So it's granted a middel score. 

Design/Layout - 0
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Software/BIOS - 0
N/A 

Performance - 3
With the 9850 X4 versus the old 9900, we have actually seen an improvement. The new B3 stepping makes it possible to OC more than with the old B2. 9850 X4 has shown fine results in more tests. I have to say that I had expected it to perform like the Phenom 9900, but it has shown to perform better in more tests than its predecessor. So if we look at the performance versus earlier Phenom models, it deserves a fair score. 

Price - 4
The cost of a Phenom 9850 X4 BE, is about 1450DKK. It's about the same as a non-BE 9850 X4. So there isn't any extra costs involved with buying a processor with an unlocked multiplier. So it's definitely an advantage to buy the Black Edition insted of a regular 9850 X4, even though you're not going to OC.