AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE 125W CPU Review

Thu 2009-11-26 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

Metku have posted a review of the new AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, a Socket AM3 quad-core 3.4Ghz processor. This new model sports a lower 125W TDP, 15W less than the original 140W X4 965 BE, courtesy of the new C3 stepping.

Here's what they had to say:

"As a conclusion the AMD flagship proved to be a very competent package. The next step will be to see how well it copes against Intel's latest LGA1156 platform, but it sure made short work of the older S775-based quad core Q9450. With the C3 revision came a lower power consumption, but 125 watts is still on the high side. Other improvements included better overclocking capabilities and indeed from all I've seen the 965BE seems to hit 4 GHz with ease when paired with a decent air cooler."

AMD have done a good job with this processor. Aside from the lower TDP, C1E support, and higher reference DDR3 frequency support, this new chip brings with much improved overclocking capabilities.

Click here to read the full review.

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