AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom X4 9950 / 2.6 GHz processor Quad-Core

Advantages: Quite fast
Disadvantages: No match near Core 2 quad, not for gamers,overall disappointing

...The desktop part remained, and AMD offered a microcode update to fix the error. A fix that, on average, lowered the CPU's overall performance by about 14%. With the fiasco behind them, AMD could focus on offering faster, working chips on a new stepping. In late March 2007, they launched the X4 9750 and 9850 processors, running at 2.4 and 2.5 GHz respectively. Since then, they have launched their latest top processor - X4 9950 Black Edition. As you ...
...sufficiently. Keep in mind that AMD is already pushing their limits with the 2.6 GHz 9950 - it was several months late, and holds a 140 W TDP already. Nothing much else has changed on the new model - it still has 2MB of L2 cache with each core getting 512 KB for itself, and another 2MB of L3 cache shared among all cores. The HT clock runs at 2 GHz (full duplex), like the other high-end Phenoms. I had considered including some similarly-priced dual ... Read review

Advantages: The core number of quad-core
Disadvantages: Hyper-Threading technology does not support

which are flagship-class Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition and two low-power processor Phenom X4 9350e and the Phenom X4 9150e. Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition frequency 2.6GHz, HyperTransport bus frequency 4GHz, black-box version does not lock frequency. The 1000 processor is priced at 235 U.S. dollars, as compared to the rival claims to be the flagship processor, but in fact the price is not high. On the other hand, two low-power processor 9350e and 9150e ...
...3.6GHz, the latter is reduced to 3.2GHz. 9350e core voltage of 1.05 ~ 1.125v, 9150e core voltage of 1.05 ~ 1.15v. The two energy-saving CPU TDP of 65W. 9350e for the price of 195 U.S. dollars, 9150e for 175 U.S. dollars. The other, three new Phenom specifications have not changed, including the AM2 + interface, 512KB x4 secondary cache, 65nm manufacturing process, and so on. ... Read review

Advantages: pure quad core, cheap, powerfull
Disadvantages: none

AMD recently upped the ante on their flagship Phenom X4 processor line-up. The 9950 comes in two models, the regular version and a BE version, which is the Black Edition. These little BE tagged processors often are only 10-20 bucks more expensive, yet have a little treat harbored in them. These processors are given the two thumbs up to overclock, and the little bonus is increased in the form an unlocked multiplier allowing you to really push the ...
...essence are the 'regular' processor, yet they passed quality and analysis for better overclocking performance and have their multiplier unlocked. This obviously is the product we'll be testing today. We'll conduct our test in two ways though, first off we'll check baseline performance just like the regular Phenom X4 9950 and then start an overclocking session. Throughout our benchmarks we'll show you the results on both that baseline and overclocked ... Read review

Advantages: fast, stable
Disadvantages: none

...be. The new AMD Phenom X4 9950 is the fastest processor AMD has to offer and is only a fraction of the speed Phenom X4 9850. The lighthouse is part 2.6GHz manufactured using AMD processor with 65-nm silicon on insulator process technology (AMD will shift to 45nm silicon later this year). And now Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition has come, the Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition will be gradually abolished and replaced normal (locked) Phenom X4 9850 model at ...
...solid platform necessary to comply with this CPU, that the budgets are not compatible with the requirements in terms of performance and no longer over time. For this reason, AMD has recommended that the motherboard they are asking consumers to consider when creating a system of one of these parties. ... Read review

Advantages: cheap in price,
Disadvantages: nothing

AMD may have some new dual-core Phenom processors around the corner, but it looks like those wanting to build an AMD rig on the cheap don't have to wait until then, as the company has just slashed the price on its triple-core Phenom X3 processors, a move that follows some similar price cuts just a few weeks ago. As of now, you can get an X3 8450 for $104 (down from $125 in July), an X3 8650 for $119 (down from $145), an X3 8750 for $129 (down from ...
...Intel's price sheet reveals that AMD decided to price its X3 processors at the very low-end of Intel's Core 2 Duo range. The 8450 is priced right between Intel's budget 45 nm dual-core E5200 ($84) and the regular Core 2 Dup lineup, which begins at $113. AMD's X2 dual-core CPUs are priced between $66 for the 5000+ version and $92 for the 6000+ model. There is no doubt that AMD's triple-cores are bargains in today's PC market. According to Hot Hardware, ... Read review