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.
Phenom II is growing in numbers with AMD still having no end in sight for the K10 architecture. While Phenom II is not the juggernaut that the market had really hoped for, K10 does have its place as an alternative to a high priced Intel processor. Q...
Great performance, Good value proposition, Unlocked multiplier
Multimedia performance suffers compared to Intel
While the higher power consumption is a slight concern, the X4 955 proves that AMD is back in the performance game and ready to play hard ball. Bring on the next generation.
Great performance , Good value proposition , Unlocked multiplier
Multimedia performance suffers compared to Intel
While the higher power consumption is a slight concern, the X4 955 proves that AMD is back in the performance game and ready to play hard ball. Bring on the next generation....
Abstract: Joel Williams9.2The battle between AMD versus Intel has reached the next level with AMDs latest Phenom II CPUs just hitting the market which promises additional power for not only general PC users but also those seeking the Dragon Platform. For thos...
Abstract: AMDs series of Phenom II processors have been some of the most interesting - and finicky - processors of the past few years. With what is essentially a very tweaked K8 architecture, there dont seem to be many changes on the surface; its only when yo...
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...
