AMD Phenom Two X6 1100T in Detail

The Phenom 2 X6 1100T Black Edition is based on AMD's 45nm "Thuban" architecture. Its six cores operate at 3.3GHz, which is only 100MHz faster than the previous flagship model. The Turbo Cadre frequency has likewise been boosted past 100MHz and at present reaches every bit high every bit 3.7GHz.

All Thuban-based processors feature the traditional Phenom Ii 6MB L3 cache, while each individual core receives its own 512KB L2 cache. That makes up for total cache of 9MB, which compares to the 8MB that Phenom II X4 processors take.


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Unlike the much more expensive Intel Core i7 980X, AMD'south vi-cadre processors take not made the move to 32nm. As mentioned earlier, they are still 45nm parts. Despite this, AMD has specified a moderate TDP rating of 125 watts, even when operating at iii.3GHz.

The Phenom Two X6 processors support yet features as the previous Phenom II X4 models, with the addition of Turbo Core. This hardware-based C-state functioning heave technology is AMD's equivalent of Intel's Turbo Boost. Intel's technology can increase the Core i7 980X's frequency from the default 3.33GHz to 3.60GHz if simply one or two cores of the half-dozen available are in use.

The AMD Turbo Core technology works a fiddling differently. Turbo Core can automatically increase the frequency of three active cores by up to 500MHz. The technology works by putting three cores into a boost-enabled P-state when power consumption is below the processor'south rated TDP.

Being in the boost-enabled P-country doesn't mean the three cores are instantly overclocked by 500MHz. Instead, they are prepare to have their frequencies increased based on the processing workload.

The Turbo Core feature works in conjunction with AMD Absurd 'n' Tranquillity. A processor similar the Phenom 2 X6 1100T could be working at anywhere between the minimum operating frequency and the maximum, non necessarily the Turbo Cadre maximum. Interestingly, AMD specifies that the Turbo Core boosted cores do not necessarily take to exist operating at the aforementioned frequency either.

The Phenom II X6 1100T Blackness Edition has a maximum Turbo Core speed of iii.7GHz, 400MHz above its default operating frequency. The Phenom II X6 1055T can go from 2.8GHz up to 3.3GHz which is a healthy 500MHz boost.

However, Turbo Core is something near overclockers are likely to disable as it can destabilize an overclocked computer. Furthermore, if someone were to but increase the clock multiplier (which is fully unlocked) from the default 16.5x setting to 18.5x they would be constantly running all cores at 3.7GHz.