If you decide to start an overclocking session with the Phenom processor; typically you are better off with the BE editions (CPU multiplier unlocked), and the combo of an AMD 790 FX/GX based mainboard ...

This first batch of SiSoftware Sandra 2009 results looks at memory bandwidth performance and due to the unique design of the Core i7 processors they cannot be touched here. The AMD Phenom II X4 955 ...

We keep repeating this tidbit in our Phenom processor reviews. But we feel it is imperative to explain. AMD has an approach we here at Guru3D like to see very much. That is try to stick as long as ...

AMD has been around for a long time in one form or another. When I first started working with AMD CPUs they were making 2x86 CPUs under license from Intel. Not too long after that they bought up a ...

I cannot recall when was the last time we were able to write an overclocking article based on an AMD processor (thank you, archive). Since the demise of the Athlon64 architecture there hasn't been ...

AMD's Phenom II has been one of least hyped up processors from AMD, mostly because it hasn't been the success that AMD really wanted it to be. K10 was supposed to be AMD's answer to Core 2 and while ...

3DMark06's built-in CPU test is a multi-threaded DirectX gaming metric that's useful for comparing relative performance between similarly equipped systems. This test consists of two different 3D ...

AMD's pushing up the clock speeds with its new Phenom II CPUs, and the X4 965 Black Edition is the latest effort to fight back at Intel's Core 2 and Core i7 ranges. With a stock speed of 3.4GHz, this ...

To continue the tradition of offering an incredibly wide selection of value-driven parts, AMD last month added five new models to its line-up, consisting of three Athlon II’s and two Phenom II’s. Some ...

When AMD launched their long-awaited AM3-based processors last month, the X3 720 and X4 810, one thing was lacking… a high-end Quad-Core part. On the AM2+ side, we’ve had the X4 940 since Phenom II’s ...