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
(82%)
113 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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...
Abstract: A powerful new flagship processor that finally puts AMD into the lead at mainstream price points. Intels Core i7 is still comfortably the performance king, but for an upgradable and stable performance platform Phenom II is now the way to go; at least...
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....
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...
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: Benchmarking 86 CPUs takes a while. After long last, though, we have 51 models from AMD and 35 from Intel tested in our current suite. If you want to know how your processor sizes up to its competition, you'll find plenty of comparison data inside! 86 C...
Abstract: Dealing with current news means that we rarely have the opportunity to review old products and of course a comparison between the most recent products and those that came out several years ago can get a little problematic. But we’ve decided to push th...
