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August 2009
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Affordable
Reverse Compatible
Uses both DDR2 or DDR3 RAM (With AM2 (DDR2) or AM3 (DDR3) boards)
Overclockable
Cool n Quiet 3.0 Works
Well priced
Fast stock speed
In some tests
Faster than Intels costlier Core i7-920 CPU
Compatible with older AM2+ motherboards
Great Price/Performance
Nice Overclocking Headroom
Responds Well To Advanced Cooling Methods
Best Performance From AMD Weve Seen To Date
Fastest Frequency Out Of The Box Of Any Current Quad
Fun To Overclock Black Editions
Entire Top End Dragon Platf...
Great Price
Lots of bang for your buck
Highest clocked processor on the market
AM3 & DDR3 support
Unlocked multiplier
8MB of total cache
AMD OverDrive 3.0
Excellent price/performance
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Overclocking
Only a minor speed bump over previous-fastest Phenom II
Core i7 processors still faster at video editing and other multithreaded apps
On that bombshell of a conclusion to the overclocking results, one has to wonder where to start with the overall summary of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU. I guess we should start with performance, since that’s what people are most concern...
While the 965 BE is pretty quick, and certainly gives the once untouchable Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 a run for its money, we still wouldn't want to use it. A TDP of 140W is silly these days, and your cooler will let you know that every time you use your ...
The quad-core AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor is the fastest chip to date for the socket AM3 platform, and quite affordable at $265 CDN ($245 USD, £165 GBP). In terms of performance this 3.4GHz chip is slightly quicker in the benchmarks...
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Published: 2009-08-13, Author: Peter , review by: icrontic.com
So where does that put the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition? In some cases, the Core i7 920 offers vastly more performance than it. The Core i7’s memory scores are around 40 percent higher than what the Phenom II pushes. That said, when it comes to gami...
The Phenom II X4 965 is a logical extension of AMD’s top of the line chips. The extra 200 MHz does come at a price though. While AMD may be having great success in yield and bins for this part, it does run hotter and pulls more power than the p...
Great Price/Performance, Nice Overclocking Headroom, Responds Well To Advanced Cooling Methods, Best Performance From AMD Weve Seen To Date, Fastest Frequency Out Of The Box Of Any Current Quad, Fun To Overclock Black Editions, Entire Top End Dragon Platf...
Hasnt Caught Up To Intel Core i7
CPU testing consists of more than just synthetic benchmarks, synthetic benchmarks are good for measuring performance differences between CPUs but it doesnt tell you a lot about real life performance. To that end we drove the Phenom 2 X4 965 BE in ev...
There were no surprises with the Phenom II X4 965 as it's identical to the 955 we tested months ago. The extra 200MHz were good for a small performance bump, widening the gap between AMD's flagship CPU and a comparatively priced Core 2 Quad processor....
Published: 2009-08-13, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
So, this is a minor speed grade bump. I hope you werent expecting lightning and thunder. My sense is that AMD has taken a bit of a risk here by introducing a CPU with a 140W TDP at this point in time. They may take flak from some quarters for doing so...
Abstract: I’ve found myself in between two product launches. From AMD we have today’s announcement: the. Priced at $245, the 965 is a mere clock speed bump, but an important one. It comes at the same price as this spring’s Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition; you ge...
There is no doubt that the Phenom II 965 is a worthy sucessor to the 955 and definitely brings with it a healthy speed bump and some delightful additional overclocking headroom. The 965 is a good value and easily fits into a budget better than any pa...
