Testseek.com have collected 138 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom 2 X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom 2 X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3.
April 2009
(84%)
138 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Good performance, unlocked multiplier, overclocks easily, works with existing AM2+ motherboards, consumes lower power on idle/load
Expensive
Weve all seen the Phenom II X4 955 in action when we reviewed the Dragon platform, and now its time to overclock it and push it even further. The Phenom X4 940 was the flagship processor just a couple of months back but it lacked AM3 support. There...
Abstract: Today we're putting the latest sub-$200 CPUs into a cage match armed with nothing but the latest DirectX 11 games (plus a helping of StarCraft 2) to see how they fare. Can AMD's familiar Athlons and Phenoms stand up to the new Sandy Bridge-based CPUs? ...
With the Phenom II X4 955 BE only recently eclipsed by the 965 BE in terms of raw speed, the former is still a very impressive CPU that should be able to compete well with Intel’s quad core range. The overclocking, with air cooling, is still somewha...
In short the AMD Phenom 955 is a solid all-round performer with the raw power and speed to get AMD fan boys shouting. It is a disappointment though that this is AMD’s best answer at current to Intel’s market dominance, and now that the core i7...
Performance, Cost, DDR3 and DDR2 compatible, Backwards compatible with quite a few AM2 mobos, Novice overclocking easy thanks to Overdrive 3
Not as fast as i7
Well if I am really honest I was I bit sceptical about doing this review, I was thinking when the chance came up it would be just another disappointment from AMD, just like the first 4 core Phenom was to me. Yes I know I have mentioned I am a Intel fan...
Abstract: The first models of Phenom II were fairly competitive against Core 2 but the new Phenom II X4 955 is so much faster that it can do battle against the mighty Core i7. It loses by a fair margin but still represents very good value for money. AMD - Pheno...
Abstract: We were frankly a little surprised when AMD introduced its Socket AM3 interface two months ago next to a handful of lower-end CPUs, especially with the Phenom II X4 940 already available on AM2+ platforms. Not that the triple-core Phenom II X3 700- and...
The £200 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition AM3 CPU brings the fight to higher-specified Intel Core 2 Quads and knocks on Core i7s door. Core i5, when launched, should put it back in its place, but the AMD price-chopping machine may well be called in...
Abstract: When AMD released its first socket AM3 Phenom processors back in February I commented that it was likely AMD had been holding back on a flagship mega-fast AM3 quad core so as not to rain on the socket AM2+ 940 Black Edition , a CPU that was only a month o...
