AMD Phenom X4 9350e
AMD was kind enough to send us a shiny new X4 9350e to test with. Since I don’t have a lot of time with this chip, I’m going to run only a few benchmarks to see roughly where it fits in among some of Intel and AMD’s offerings. I’ll also be conducting some power consumption tests—something I didn’t have time to do during our recent Phenom X3 review.
Testing Configuration:
- AMD Phenom X4 9350e
- Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard
- Noctua NH-U12P heatsink with NF-P12 fan. One additional NF-P12 case fan.
- 2x1024MB Corsair XMS2 PC2-8500 @ 1066MHz, 5-5-5-15 timings
- Integrated Radeon 3200 graphics/ATI X850XT for discrete testing
- Seagate 7200.7 Hard Drive
- Pioneer DVR212D Optical Drive
- Corsair TX750 Power Supply
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)
I’m following the same basic testing methodology used during our recent Phenom X3 review. It outlines the testing methodology in much greater detail, as well as provides information on our Intel testing rigs.
I had no issues getting the 9350e working in my Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H. It recognized it without requiring a BIOS update. This is positive news, as unlike the X3 processors with an odd core configuration, this is just another B3 revision quad core Phenom.
Nothing too surprising here. An even 2GHz and an operating voltage of about 1.13V according to CPU-Z. Version 1.44 recognized the X4 9350e without issue.
With “Cool n’ Quiet” enabled, the CPU clocks down by 50% to only 1000MHz and 1.0V. This is lower than most other Phenom processors and should help to keep power consumption down when a lot of CPU power is not required.
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