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AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition


Author:  Jason Jacobs
Date:  2008.02.13
Topic:  Processors
Provider:  AMD
Manufacturer:  AMD






AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition

AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition

The Phenom 9600 Revealed

AMD PHENOM PROCESSOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
Model / Processor Frequency:  AMD Phenom Processor Model 9600 / 2.3GHz
L1 Cache Sizes: 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core (512KB total L1 per processor)
L2 Cache Sizes: 512KB of L2 data cache per core (2MB total L2 per processor)
L3 Cache Size:    2MB
Memory Controller Type: Integrated 128-bit wide, configurable for dual 64-bit channels for simultaneous read/writes
Memory Controller Frequency:  Up to 1.8GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
Types of Memory: Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066MHz)
HyperTransport 3.0: One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 3600MHz full duplex
Total Processor Bandwidth:  Up to 31.5 GB/s bandwidth
Packaging:  Socket AM2+ 940- (backward compatible with Socket AM2)
Fab location:   AMD's Fab 36 wafer fabrication facilities in Dresden, Germany
Process Technology: 65nm (.065-micron) Silicon on Insulator (SOI)
Approximate Transistor count:  approx. 450 million (65nm)
Approximate Die Size: 285 mm2 (65nm)
Nominal Voltage: 1.1-1.25 Volts
Max Ambient Case Temp: 70 degrees Celsius
Max TDP:  95 Watts
Future Memory Controller Note:  Future 45nm processors versions are planned to include support for DDR3 memory

Advantages of the Phenom include:

  • Quad (4) Cores on a single die
  • 2MB L3 Shared Cache
  • Higher SSE and floating point performance
  • Wider integer issue (3 instruction wide)
  • Support for Virtualization Improved
  • Dual Power Planes (Individual CPU Cores can dynamically be turned off an on)
  • 32 Instruction Prefetch
  • Single Cycle 128bit floating point SSE instructions

Our Test Setup:

Asus M3A32-MVP deluxe
AMD Phenom 9600 Black Edition
2GB OCZ DDR2 667Mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2T
Windows XP Pro SP2
EVGA 8800GT 512MB

Asus P5B-E Premium
Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550
2GB OCZ DDR2 667Mhz 4-4-4-12 @ 2T
Windows XP SP2
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB

Our tests included the following:

  • SiSoft Sandra
  • CineBench 2003
  • POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 25

Game Testing Included:

  • Doom 3
  • Call of Duty 4
  • Enemy Territory Quake Wars

 

 



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