anandtech.com - 1/8/2009
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Have you been waiting for AMD's return to competition? The Phenom II does just that. It's still not the Return of the Jedi, but on its third try AMD got it right. Phenom II is the first competitive quad-core CPU AMD has ever made....
techspot.com - 1/8/2009
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techspot.com —
Today we are covering the official launch of
the new AMD Phenom II X4 processors. The flagship...
model in this new series is the Phenom II X4 940 which works at 3.0GHz, while the 920 is just slightly slower at 2.80GHz. Both processors should be ...
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 & 920 review
legitreviews.com - 1/8/2009
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legitreviews.com —
When it comes to desktop processors the AMD
Phenom series of processors hasn’t been too phenomenal, but...
that could all change today as AMD is launching the Phenom II series. Will this new processor usher in a new era of value and performance or ...
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor Review
bit-tech.net - 1/8/2009
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bit-tech.net —
AMD's 45nm consumer CPUs are finally here: the
Phenom II X4 940 and 920 are the latest...
quad cores with bigger cache, more MHz, more overclocking potential and yet, still AM2+ with inexpensive DDR2! Does Intel finally have some worthy competition?
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AMD Phenom II X4 940 and 920 CPUs
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AMD Phenom II X4 review overview
DV Hardware —
Dozens of tech sites from all over the world have published their review of the new quad-core AMD Phenom II processors a couple of hours ago. Lets take a look at some of the reviews to see how the new Phenom chip lines up against Intel's offerings. ...
AMD Phenom II Pricing Drops 17% / ASRock X58 coming, no typos here...
AnandTech Article Channel —
... as we burned a hole in our wallet ordering a few retail samples for upcoming articles. We discovered in recent testing that the Phenom II X4 (could we not have gotten a better name) 940 compared favorably to the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 and the Phenom II X4 920 was a match for the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 in most cases. Intel is now ...
The Phenom II X4 810 & X3 720: AMD Gets DDR3 But Doesn't Need It
AnandTech Article Channel —
We're in the midst of a price war folks, and at a time when the global economy is looking a little shaky this actually works very well for us. Let's recap what's happened. AMD launched its first truly competitive CPUs in over two years in January: the Phenom II X4 940 and 920 . Priced at $275 and $235 respectively, these two chips beat out the equivalently priced Intel CPUs, the Q9400 and the Q8200. If you haven't already, I would strongly suggest reading that article in order to get the background information necessary about what was changed in Phenom II to make it so ...
Deal of the Weekend - AMD Phenom II X4 940, Kingston DDR3, and more stuff...
AnandTech Article Channel —
... blend of performance and value, just like the Q6600 I am using right now to type this short story. I almost pulled the trigger on two of the 720BE processors last night but I am glad I waited. More like I had yet another setback in DDR3 testing as the Core i7 D0 stepping had turned our test results upside down (more on that later) and the last thing on my mind was an upgrade. Anyway, an interesting shoppers alert hit the email account this morning that featured the Phenom II X4 940 and now I am glad I was distracted last night. Not that I had an easy decision to make based on ...
AMD's Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
AnandTech Article Channel —
... . Architecturally the Phenom II hasn't changed; if you're curious about what makes these things tick, please look at our original article on the CPU. [image] [image] Clocked at 3.2GHz with a 2.0GHz un-core (or North Bridge) frequency, the 955 isn’t that much different from the 940 in terms of clock speed. The two face off in the table below: This is a Socket-AM3 part, meaning it can work in both DDR2 based Socket-AM2+ motherboards and DDR3 based Socket-AM3 motherboards. There’s a huge compatibility caveat about AM2+ support but I’ll address that shortly. The Phenom II X4 955 ...
AMD's Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
AnandTech Article Channel —
... TDP, something we haven't seen since the old Phenom 9950 went away. [image] With the 965 BE, AMD has simplified its product lineup. The 800 series Phenom II X4 is gone, as are the DDR2-only Phenom II X4 940 and 920. Most of the 700 series is also done with. Yields are clearly improving and much of the die harvesting is clearly no longer necessary. AMD ought to get rid of the Xn suffix and just use simple model numbers at this point. For more information on the Phenom II architecture, see our launch article . The second product launch is rumored to happen next month. It’s the ...
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itreviewed.co.uk 2/9/2009 — AMD's original quad-core Phenom processors weren't very well receiving. Unfashionably late to the party and unable to keep up with even low-end Intel quad-core processors, Phenom was a brand looking for a quick death. A lot can happen in a year. AMD ...
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Consumers looking for elite-level computing branded with a low-end pricetag should look no further, as AMD today launched its "dragon" platform technology featuring the new AMD Phenom II X4 processor.
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