AMD reduces consumption of the Phenom X4 II 965

AMD has now put on the market a new revision of its flagship, the Phenom X4 II 965. With the new stepping C3, the technical specifications of this processor remains unchanged throughout, except for its thermal envelope (TDP) which rose from 140 W to 125 W, portending a reduced power consumption and d 'greater tolerance for overclocking.

The four-heart 45nm is also clocked at 3.4 GHz. There is also 2 MB cache second level (512 KB per heart) and 6 MB of cache third level (1.5 MB per heart).

Some fixes have finally been made and the memory controller of the new Phenom X4 965 II now supports four bars to 1 333 MHz, unlike his predecessor. The waking C1E is also managed, enabling it to move rapidly to rest.

The new model, which differs from the former than the reference product (HDZ965FBK4DGM instead of HDZ965FBK4DGI), is marketed at the same price or $ 195 at wholesale prices. It is found today from 160 euros to compare our prices.