Thread: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition CPU Review

AMD is beginning a brand new-fangled flagship desktop processor today, dubbed the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. As you can most likely guess from its name--if you're well-known with AMD's naming convention--the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is almost the same to the 955 it replace at the top of AMD's desktop processor array, save for the 965's superior default clock speed. While the 955 clocked in at a quick 3.2GHz, the latest 965 arrives at a superior 3.4GHz, making it the uppermost clocked CPU to come from AMD to date.

The Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is based on the similar core as all present socket AM3, quad-core Phenom II processors as well as it as the identical cache configuration with overall feature set. There are several slight differences to its specifications, but, which we have planned for you underneath. The 965 BE's separate features are, as we've stated, its high frequency of 3.4GHz as well as also its advanced utmost TDP of 140W. Please take note of the superior TDP, as not all socket AM2+/AM3 motherboards will maintain it.

Once you're done taking a gander at the specifications beneath, verify out some connected articles with hunker down for some testing with benchmarks as we get out what AMD's new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is made of...
Specifications and Features

Model / Processor Frequency: AMD Phenom II Processor Model X4 965 (3.4GHz)

L1 Cache Sizes: 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core (512KB total L1 per processor)
L2 Cache Sizes: 512KB of L2 data cache per core (2MB total L2 per X4 processor)
L3 Cache Size (shared): 6MB
Total Cache (L2+L3): 8MB
Memory Controller Type: Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller, capable of being configured for dual 64-bit channels for simultaneous read/writes
Memory Controller Frequency: Up to 2.0GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
Types of Memory: Unreg. DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) and PC3 1333 (DDR3-1333MHz)
HyperTransport 3.0: One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 4000MHz full duplex
Total Processor Bandwidth: Up to 37.3 GB/s bandwidth (Up to 21.3GB/s memory bandwidth)
Packaging: Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA) (backward compatible with Socket AM2)
Fab location: GLOBALFOUNDARIES Fab 1 module 1 Dresden, Germany
Process Technology: 45nm (.045-micron) DSL Silicon on Insulator (SOI)
Approximate Transistor count: approx. ~758 million (65nm)
Approximate Die Size: 258 mm2 (45nm)
Nominal Voltage: .0825-1.5 Volts
Max Ambient Case Temp: 65 degress Celsius
Max TDP: 140 Watts

Note: MC configurable for dual 64-bit channels for simultaneous read/writes

Note: for DDR3-1333, AM3 boards will support 1-DIMM-per-channel @ 1333MHz

The latest Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is and renew to AMD's Dragon Platform. The Dragon Platform itself is not new-fangled, But. Actually, most of its core mechanism has previously been accessible for quite some time now. As such, we have previously covered them in detail here on in previous articles, so we won't do the similar again here. We will, yet, suggest that you take a glance at the essential technology as well as components that include AMD's Dragon platform.

AMD 785G Chipset Launch: ASUS and Gigabyte
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Processor
Enter The Dragon: AMD Phenom II X4 940
AMD Phenom II X4 810 and X3 720 BE Processors
AMD 790GX Chipset Platform Launch
AMD 780G Chipset and Athlon X2 4850e Preview
AMD Phenom X4 9350e and 9950 BE Debut

All of the different 7-series chipset, Phenom, Phenom II, Athlon, as well as Spider related articles listed above cover the range of features that make up the best part of the Dragon the platform--with the exemption of the innovative Phenom II 965 Black Edition featured here, of course.