AMD Phenom II Shatters 7GHz

[DainBramaged]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Hf6d404QY

Fun insanity. Not practical for anyone in real life. Current real time USABLE 3D mark is by an Intel Xeon Processor W3580 31248

Status Launched
Launch Date Q3'09
Processor Number W3580
# of Cores 4
Processor Base Frequency 3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency 3.6 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache 8 MB
Bus/Core Ratio 25
Intel® QPI Speed 6.4 GT/s
# of QPI Links 1
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE4.2


http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=39723

[hobbit709]

1. So how much does liquid Helium cost?

I run mine at 3.2-rated at 2.4 and they only run 3°C hotter than at rated speed on standard AMD heatsink.

[Deja Q]

2. I'd be impressed if they got it that fast without needing liquid helium...

Or that garbage that passes as music in the video...