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.
Abstract: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Performance PreviewThanks to its larger cache and IPC tweaks integrated into the architecture, AMD’s Phenom II processors launched earlier this year finally have the company on much closer footing with...
Compatible with AM2 and AM3 motherboards, Can use DDR2 or DDR3 memory based on motherboard, Inexpensive upgrade path with compatibility, Fast stock clock speed of 3.2GHz, Faster than the mainstream Q9450 in most tests...
Limited overclocking headroom...
Overall, the AMD Phenom II X4 955 is a step in the right direction. During the majority of the scientific tests - which measure the CPU generally more than the rest of the system components - the Phenom II 955 outperformed the previous top AMD process...
Given that the Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition is AMDs new flagship, I had high expectations about it, and I was far from being deceived. Its top of the pile performance quite amazed me. I did not imagine it could step on the Core 2 so easily. As we h...
And yes, another two Phenom II processors arrived. Good stuff, it is really nice to see AMD pushing forward fairly hard. Our tests have shown that both the Phenom II X4 945 and 955BE of course are really capable processors. In fact I even dare to sa...
Phenom II continues to get better and faster and the Phenom 955 and 945 are great additions to the AMD lineup. When it comes to rendering and tasks that can take advantage of Hyperthreading, AMD has a tougher time but when it comes to game and tasks fo...
Abstract: PCs with Phenom II processors have proven to be great value in recent group tests. This is largely because theyre compatible with inexpensive AM2+ motherboards and DDR2 memory, which keeps overall costs down. The X4 955 Black Edition is the fastest...
