Is the Phenom II X6 1045t still good?

[boneycat]

I have had the processor in the title for over 3 years now and it's been solid. Hit a modest 3.1 on air from the stock 2.7GHz. My hard drive is started acting quirky so a quick check using "diskdrive get status" shows up as "Pred Fail". With Win10 right around the corner I was thinking about just building a new machine, but I really don't game much anymore.

So I was thinking about just replacing my harddrive. Is the Phenom Thuron still a good chip or should I spring for a new cpu/mobo/hd? My vid card is fine (ati 7850) and so is my memory and PSU. Thanks in advance for any and all comments.

 

[waltchan]

I have had the processor in the title for over 3 years now and it's been solid. Hit a modest 3.1 on air from the stock 2.7GHz. My hard drive is started acting quirky so a quick check using "diskdrive get status" shows up as "Pred Fail". With Win10 right around the corner I was thinking about just building a new machine, but I really don't game much anymore.

So I was thinking about just replacing my harddrive. Is the Phenom Thuron still a good chip or should I spring for a new cpu/mobo/hd? My vid card is fine (ati 7850) and so is my memory and PSU. Thanks in advance for any and all comments.

It's competitive today in technical terms, but at 3.10 GHz, it's at little slow and obsolete as its single-thread rating is less than 1200 area. The Phenoms need to be overclocked between 3.80 GHz and 4.00 GHz in order to match FX-6300 area.

Since it's a 95W TDP, I think your Phenom X6 can be overclocked up to 3.60 GHz easily. Select 1066MHz speed on RAM, and go from there using bus-overclock (watch it goes up to 1500MHz area) on stock voltage.

 

[Maximilian]

I have had the processor in the title for over 3 years now and it's been solid. Hit a modest 3.1 on air from the stock 2.7GHz. My hard drive is started acting quirky so a quick check using "diskdrive get status" shows up as "Pred Fail". With Win10 right around the corner I was thinking about just building a new machine, but I really don't game much anymore.

So I was thinking about just replacing my harddrive. Is the Phenom Thuron still a good chip or should I spring for a new cpu/mobo/hd? My vid card is fine (ati 7850) and so is my memory and PSU. Thanks in advance for any and all comments.

Dosent sound like you need it, its still a good chip especially if you don't game much. Even if you did its still okay.

Upgrade bug is a PITA though...

 

[Sequences]

I have had the processor in the title for over 3 years now and it's been solid.

You answered your own question. Better APIs coming out makes older chips ever more relevant. Upgrade when it is no longer giving you solid performance.

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/147?vs=699

2.8ghz 1055t vs FX-6300

Seems like at 3.1ghz, your 1045t is keeping up pretty well with a stock FX-6300.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Since the stock 1045T will turbo to 3.2Ghz, I don't see why you weren't able to just shut off Turbo in the mobo settings, and then OC to 3.2, at the very least. Unless you still have Turbo enabled, which might explain why you can only get to 3.1.

Edit: If your HDD is failing, get an SSD! I think that with one of those, you will be impressed with the old machine, made new again (SSD).

 

[Face2Face]

I still have a 1035T in my PLEX media server; still transcodes multiple 1080p streams like a beast. No point in replacing it until the motherboard dies.

 

[NTMBK]

Get a nice big SSD (big enough to install your games on), and a lovely clean Windows 10 install. Your system will feel snappier, games will load faster, textures will pop in quicker, and you'll get less stuttering and stalling in open world games where assets are constantly streaming in.

 

[Justinbaileyman]

Yep your cpu is still pretty kick ass and even more so if you over clock it a tad bit. I say if you wanna boost your pc's performance you need to get your self a SSD. screw using a Hard drive!!

 

[Headfoot]

oh how I wish AMD would have just shrunk and up clocked Phenom II x6 or even upped it to 8 instead of Bulldozer...

 

[Smoblikat]

Im still using a 1055T in one of my rigs. 14 X 260 puts me at 3.65ghz at about 1.38v. Set your RAM to 1066, your HT to 2000 and your NB to 2000 and you should be able to hit that. Though I think the 1045T has a lower multi, so you might not get exactly 3.65ghz.

Its still plenty fast for most tasks today, even gaming. I also have a 1090T that I havent swapped in, but that thing will hold 4.0ghz all day.

 

[boneycat]

Thanks for all the replies. Like I said, my hard drive is about to take a dump and I figured this would be a good time to just replace the cpu/mobo as well, but if it can still be viable for another couple if years I'm just going to stick with the processor. Thanks again for the comments!

 

[mikeymikec]

I have a Ph2 960T with two extra unlocked cores (so 6 core), and while I've felt the upgrade itch once or twice this year, it does what I need it to do and fast enough, so I've consoled myself with the idea of splashing out for an i7 when the Ph2 isn't cutting it any more.

 

[gorion]

Thanks for all the replies. Like I said, my hard drive is about to take a dump and I figured this would be a good time to just replace the cpu/mobo as well, but if it can still be viable for another couple if years I'm just going to stick with the processor. Thanks again for the comments!

I have the 1055t.
Swapped the HDD for a cheap SSD a couple of years ago and i really don't notice any difference in performance compared to the i5 i have at my job.

I don't game much anymore, so that may be a reason, but I'd wait for Zen/Cannonlake before changing.

I want to move my rig in the living room, that's the only reason why I'll change my CPU. No mini-itx AM3+ mobos.

 

[TeknoBug]

I still have a X6 1090T, it should be capable of most things, but compared to modern CPU's, they suck so much power, it's like going from a brand new car with a smaller more efficient engine to a 15 year old car with a bigger louder engine that sucks more fuel.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I still have a X6 1090T, it should be capable of most things, but compared to modern CPU's, they suck so much power, it's like going from a brand new car with a smaller more efficient engine to a 15 year old car with a bigger louder engine that sucks more fuel.

I know what you mean. I own a couple of 1045T CPUs, but I don't run them for that reason. Maybe during the Winter when I need to heat my apt.

 

[TeknoBug]

I know what you mean. I own a couple of 1045T CPUs, but I don't run them for that reason. Maybe during the Winter when I need to heat my apt.

lol I had a dual Pentium Pro with 6x SCSI to heat my apartment at one point, that thing was hotter than a campfire.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I still have a couple of undervolted 1045Ts in active service.

 

[john5220]

If I had bought a Phenom II X6 years ago I would still have it to this day and never upgraded.

Look at Battlefield 4, uses 6 threads. That old trashy outdated Phenom II X6 literally can compete with current gen latest Core i5 in heavily multi threaded apps. That just goes to show you.

Plus those chips were so solid it beat the Bulldozer, infact the Bulldozer bulldozed itself.

Those were the days when AMD meant something and was a real threat to intel, now they are nothing but garbage sadly

 

[gorion]

I still have a X6 1090T, it should be capable of most things, but compared to modern CPU's, they suck so much power, it's like going from a brand new car with a smaller more efficient engine to a 15 year old car with a bigger louder engine that sucks more fuel.

True, but changing just for reducing power consumption doesn't pay for itself, unless you run your CPU for more than 15 hours a day.

 

[dark zero]

oh how I wish AMD would have just shrunk and up clocked Phenom II x6 or even upped it to 8 instead of Bulldozer...

They will do that on Zen.. Well made might compete against Skylake. Poorly made only might fight broadwell.

 

[SlowSpyder]

PhII is dated, but I wouldn't doubt a Thuban at or around 4GHz would still be quite capable for most needs.

 

[tweakboy]

Get a SSD. You will be pleased.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

PhII is dated, but I wouldn't doubt a Thuban at or around 4GHz would still be quite capable for most needs.

It's still somewhat decent, even at stock speeds (it was run without turbo for the results below).

X264 Stability Test
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PII X6 1045t				1.72fps
i5 2500K @ 3.6GHz			2.12fps
i5 2500K @ 4.5GHz			2.58fps
FX 8320					2.75fps
i7 4770K @ 4.5GHz			3.60fps
i7 4810MQ				2.66fps		[Clevo w230ss - Stock settings ~3.2GHz under full load]
i7 3770 @ 4.1GHz			3.10fps
i5 3570K @ 4.4GHz			2.78fps
2x E5620				3.08fps
2x X5675				6.09fps
i7 3610QM				2.35fps		[Alienware m17x R4 - Stock settings ~3.1GHz under full load]

cinebench r15 - 3.6ghz i5 2450P with Turbo		486	137
cinebench r15 - 4.5ghz i5 2500K				603	156
cinebench r15 - 4.5ghz i7 4770K				892	180
cinebench r15 - FX 8320					561	88
cinebench r15 - i7 4810MQ				636	140		[Clevo w230ss - Stock settings ~3.2GHz under full load]	
cinebench r15 - PII X6 1045t				414	74
cinebench r15 - i7 3770	with Turbo (3.7/3.9ghz)		673	138
cinebench r15 - 4.1ghz i7 3770	with Turbo		744	152
cinebench r15 - 4.4ghz i5 3570K				608	158
cinebench r15 - 2x E5620 with Turbo			766	77
cinebench r15 - 2x X5675 with Turbo			1496	101
cinebench r15 - i7 3610QM				553	112		[Alienware m17x R4 - Stock settings ~3.1GHz under full load]

 

[dark zero]

PhII is dated, but I wouldn't doubt a Thuban at or around 4GHz would still be quite capable for most needs.

Only old Hexacores (Intel or AMD) are still decent for now.