Testseek.com have collected 113 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3.
August 2009
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The editors liked
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
The editors didn't like
None
Overclocking
Only a minor speed bump over previous-fastest Phenom II
Core i7 processors still faster at video editing and other multithreaded apps
Abstract: It may come as something of a surprise, being that its Phenom CPUs have been AMD's high-end chips ever since they launched at the start of 2008, but it's only with the launch of the Phenom II X4 965 BE that AMD has made its fastest ever CPU. Clocked at 3....
AMD has shown us a Phenom II processor that can go quicker than high-end Intel Core 2 Quads, and it can be applauded for that long-awaited achievement. Trouble is, that wait has been too long and though AMD now offers Core 2 Quad-beating performance, I...
Abstract: There is nothing wrong with an incremental update—especially an update that adds performance without affecting pricing. Such is the case with AMD’s new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, which arrived at our performance lab running at 3.4 GHz—200 MHz fast...
Abstract: Today is AMD day! We take a look at the new 965 BE which replaces the fantastic 955BE. We also look at a plethora of AMD based motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, ASRock and ECS as well as the brilliant Sapphire 2GB 4890 graphics card which is aimed at e...
Good performance, unlocked multiplier, works with existing AM2+ motherboards
High power consumption, not a great overclocker, a bit pricey
AMD loves sending us samples of their latest chips, whether good or bad it doesnt matter. The Deneb core proved to be just the break they needed to get back in the game and theyve used that to their full advantage. Today we have their fastest quad co...
Si bien el Phenom II x4 965BE (O simplemente 965 para los amigos) no es un Core i7 Killer y a simple vista parece un 955 con el multiplicador más alto la introducción de este al mercado significa que los actuales 955 deberán bajar de preci...
Si nos volcamos fríamente a los números el lanzamiento del Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition obedece más al gran momento mediático que vive AMD con sus procesadores Phenom II, que han dado de que hablar y siguen haciéndolo hoy en día. Si seguimos por la m...
Abstract: On assiste, depuis de longs mois, à une stagnation relative de puissance dans les processeurs, avec un manque de concurrence de la part d'AMD qui place Intel dans un leadership plus que confortable, bridant dès lors l'innovation. Les différents processeur...
