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The all new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is the “highest clocked quad-core processor for desktop PCs. The new creation from AMD has 3.4 GHz speed and based on the Dragon platform. The chip is actually identical to the 955. Unfortunately it cannot hurt such beasts from Intel as the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Core i7 920. According to the System Diary Technology News Blog the chip found in price range between Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q9550 ($219) and the Core i7 920 ($279). However this is not a final price and may vary from seller to seller.

Specifications:

• Core Frequency: 3.4GHz
• TRAY OPN# HDZ965FBK4DGI
• PIB OPN# HDZ965FBGIBOX
• 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)
• Total Cache (L2+L3): 8MB
• 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: Unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333MHz)
• HyperTransport 3.0 Specification: One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 4.0GHz full duplex (2.0GHz x2)
• Total Processor-to-System Bandwidth: Up to 37.3GB/s total bandwidth [Up to 21.3 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR3-1333) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]
• Up to 33.1GB/s total bandwidth [Up to 17.1 GB/s memory bandwidth (DDR2-1066) + 16.0GB/s (HT3)]
• Packaging: Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)
• Fab location: GLOBALFOUNDARIES Fab 1 module 1 in Dresden, Germany (formerly AMD Fab 36)
• Process Technology: 45-nanometer DSL SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
• Approximate Die Size: 258 mm2
• Approximate Transistor count: ~ 758 million
• Max Temp: 65 Celsius
• Nominal Voltage: 0.825-1.425V
• Max TDP: 140 Watts
• MSRP: $245 (US)

Buy AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPU at TigerDirect for $209.99

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