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Review: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition: back with a bang

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 April 2009, 05:00 3.65

Tags: Core i7 920, Phenom II X4 920, Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), AMD (NYSE:AMD), PC

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CPU test - Company Of Heroes - IGP DX9 - 1,024 0xAA
AMD Phenom II X4 940 BEAMD Phenom II X4 955 BEIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550Intel Core i7 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300Phenom II X4 810AMD Phenom II X4 920
321.34351.95362.6292.99383.07247.74272.28306.34


CPU test - Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - 1,024x768
AMD Phenom II X4 940 BEAMD Phenom II X4 955 BEIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550Intel Core i7 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300Phenom II X4 810AMD Phenom II X4 920
130.8138.63149.77148.1156.77129.13116.53126.6


The two sheer-throughput gaming tests, run at 1,024x768, put the X4 955 BE just behind the Core 2 Quads.

CPU test - Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - 1,680x1,050
AMD Phenom II X4 940 BEAMD Phenom II X4 955 BEIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550Intel Core i7 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300Phenom II X4 810AMD Phenom II X4 920
82.1183.9384.782.2585.383.5581.180.87


But you won't notice a difference when running at a resolution that's predominantly limited by the graphics card.