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: 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...
AMD 955 Black Edition AMD’s new Phenom 2 X4 955 Black Edition is the first of their processors to be worth considering against the Core-i7 brand. While there is nothing from the Phenom 2 range to compete with the 940 and 965EE, the comparison with t...
