Thursday, June 23, 2011

AMD Phenom II X4 955

When it comes to budget CPUs, there is no-one else with the best CPUs than AMD.
They have always proven to be really fast when it comes to performance, but above all that, they are pretty cheap. For ~120$ you can get AMD Phenom II X5 955 which can be compared to Intel's i5 750, which is ~230$.

Another feature of AMD Phenom II is that it's energy efficient, i.e. it saves energy and it protects the environment.

Here are the full specs:
Processor Frequency: X4 955: 3.2GHz
Core Multiplier: X4 955: Unlocked
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 processor)
L3 Cache Size: 6MB (shared)
Memory Controller Type:Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller *
Memory Controller Speed:Up to 2.0GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
Types of Memory Supported: Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066MHz)
Theoretical Memory Bandwidth: Up to 25.6GB/s
HyperTransport 3.0 Link: One 16-bit
HyperTransport 3.0 Bandwidth: Up to 14.4GB/s
Total Processor Bandwidth:Up to 36GB/s total bandwidth
Packaging:Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)
Fab location:Fab 36 wafer fabrication facilities in Dresden, Germany
Process Technology: 45-nanometer DSL SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
Approximate Transistor count: ~ 758 million (45nm)
Approximate Die Size: 258 mm2 (45nm)
Max Ambient Case Temp:71° Celsius
Nominal Voltage: 0.875 - 1.425 Volts
Max TDP: 125 Watt

I so hope I'll get this, because I am stuck with an Intel Pentium 4 shitty processor.

7 comments:

  1. Decent price, will check it out.

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  2. Q6600 for me! Its old as hell but goddamn the things you can make it do are unbelievable. With liquid cooling, you can push a q6600 even further. Never been a fan of AMDs, They run to hot for my liking sacrificing that overheating threshold that intels can withstand

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  3. seems great... I'm work on an athlon x3 445 and i'm pretty satisfied

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  4. Planning on building a computer soon. Guess this is my go to.

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  5. But if you want a gaming machine you gotta shell out the cash and get a pentium. runs so much cooler.

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