AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0GHz Quad Core Processor Review

The Test System

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other programs running. The Corsair DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. The ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 10.4 CATALYST suite drivers. The ASRock X58 Extreme3 motherboard was running BIOS version 1.4. The I7 930 processor was running at the default clock of 2.8 with turbo disabled. The ASRock 890GX was running the latest Bios version 1.8. Two of the Corsair Dominator memory modules were run in dual channel mode at 1600MHz with 8,8,8,24 timings.

AMD Test Bench
Processor	See Above
Motherboard	ASRock 890GX Extreme3	Live Pricing
Memory	4GB Corsair Dominator 1600MHz	Live Pricing
Hard Drive	Western Digital Black 640gb	Live Pricing
Video Card	HIS Radeon HD5870	Live Pricing
CPU cooler	ThermalTake SpinQ VT	Live Pricing
Chassis	None – Open Bench
Power Supply	Corsair TX750	Live Pricing

Intel Test Rig
Processor	Intel Core I7 920	Live Pricing
Motherboard	ASRock X58 Extreme3	Live Pricing
Memory	6gb Corsair Dominator 1600MHz	Live Pricing
Hard Drive	Western Digital Black 640gb	Live Pricing
Video Card	HIS Radeon HD5870	Live Pricing
CPU cooler	ThermalRight Venomous X	Live Pricing
Chassis	None – Open Bench
Power Supply	Corsair TX750	Live Pricing