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Review: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition: piling on the megahertz

by Parm Mann on 13 August 2009, 05:15 3.5

Tags: Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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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 920AMD Phenom II X4 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
321.34351.95362.6338.4306.34383.07247.74370


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 920AMD Phenom II X4 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
130.8138.63149.77170126.6156.77129.13144

At 1,024x768, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is roughly on par with Intel's Core 2 Quad Q9550.


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 920AMD Phenom II X4 920Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE
82.1183.9384.782.2580.8785.383.5584

Put the onus on the graphics card, and you'll see little difference between each of the eight systems.