Amd phenom ii x4 benchmark: AMD Phenom II X4 965 HDZ965FBGMBOX

AMD Phenom II X4 945 Benchmarks

Benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X4 945 can be found below. The data on this chart is gathered from user-submitted Geekbench 5 results from the Geekbench Browser.

Geekbench 5 scores are calibrated against a baseline score of 1000 (which is the score of an Intel Core i3-8100). Higher scores are better, with double the score indicating double the performance.

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CPU Benchmark Scores

398

Single-Core Score

1343

Multi-Core Score

Processor Information

Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 945
Frequency	3000 MHz
Cores	4
Threads	4
TDP	95 W
Codename	Deneb
Package	Socket AM3

Deneb Benchmarks

• Single-Core
• Multi-Core

Processor	Score
AMD Phenom II X4 980 3. 7 GHz (4 cores)	1750
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition 3.5 GHz (4 cores)	1578
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition 3.6 GHz (4 cores)	1552
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4 GHz (4 cores)	1469
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz (4 cores)	1410
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 3.2 GHz (4 cores)	1384
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz (4 cores)	1343
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 3.0 GHz (4 cores)	1325
AMD Phenom II X4 830 2.8 GHz (4 cores)	1301
AMD Phenom II X4 925 2.8 GHz (4 cores)	1291
AMD Phenom II X4 820 2. 8 GHz (4 cores)	1282
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0 GHz (4 cores)	1234
AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6 GHz (4 cores)	1202
AMD Phenom II X4 805 2.5 GHz (4 cores)	1173
AMD Phenom II X4 810 2.6 GHz (4 cores)	1163
AMD Phenom II X4 905e 2.5 GHz (4 cores)	1150
AMD Phenom FX-5000 2.6 GHz (4 cores)	1140
AMD Phenom II X4 B25 2.7 GHz (4 cores)	1108
AMD Phenom II X4 920 2.8 GHz (4 cores)	1097
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 2.6 GHz (4 cores)	1080

CPU-Z Benchmark for AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4T)

Intel Core i3-8350K

Intel Core i5-7600K

Intel Core i3-9100

Intel Core i3-9100F

Intel Core i5-7600

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G

Intel Core i5-6600K

Intel Core i5-4690K

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

Intel Core i5-4690

Intel Core i3-8100

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

Intel Core i5-6600

Intel Core i5-7500

Intel Core i5-4670K

Intel Core i5-4670

Intel Core i5-4590

Intel Core i5-4570

Intel Core i5-3570K

Intel Core i5-6500

Intel Core i5-3570

Intel Core i5-7400

Intel Core i5-4590S

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Intel Core i5-3550

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i5-4460

Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-3470

Intel Core i5-7300HQ

Intel Core i5-4440

Intel Core i5-2500K

Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2

Intel Core i5-2500

Intel Core i5-4430

Intel Core i5-3450

Intel Core i5-3470S

Intel Core i5-3350P

Intel Core i5-2400

Intel Core i5-6300HQ

Intel Core i3-1115G4

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i5-3330

Intel Core i5-2320

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650

Intel Core i5-2310

Intel Core i5-2300

Intel Core i3-1005G1

Intel Core i3-7100

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Xeon X5460

Intel Core i3-10110U

Intel Core i3-6100

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

AMD Athlon 3000G

Intel Core i3-8145U

Intel Xeon E5450

Intel Pentium G4600

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650

Intel Core i5-2400S

Intel Core i3-4170

Intel Celeron N5095

Intel Xeon X5450

Intel Pentium G4560

Intel Core i7-7600U

Intel Core i5 760

Intel Core i3-4160

Intel Core i5-7300U

Intel Core i7-7500U

AMD Athlon 200GE

Intel Core i3-4150

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Intel Xeon E5440

Intel Core i3-8130U

Intel Core i5 750

Intel Core i3-4130

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Intel Celeron N5100

Intel Core i7-5600U

AMD Athlon Gold 3150U

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400

Intel Core i7-6600U

Intel Core i5-4200H

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

Intel Core i5-7200U

Intel Core i5-4300M

Intel Core i7-5500U

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Intel Core i3-3240

Intel Core i7-3520M

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

Intel Core i5-4210M

Intel Core i7-6500U

Intel Xeon X3430

Intel Core i3-3220

Intel Core i3-2130

Intel Core i5-6300U

Intel Core i5-5300U

Intel Core i5-4200M

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Intel Core i7-4600U

Intel Core i5-3340M

Intel Core i3-2120

Intel Core i7-2640M

Intel Core i3-3210

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200

AMD A8-6600K

AMD A10-9700

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U with

Intel Core i7-2620M

Intel Core i5-3320M

Intel Core i5-6200U

AMD A10-5800K

Intel Core i7-4510U

Intel Core i5-5200U

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Celeron J4125

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U with

AMD FX -4300

AMD Athlon X4 760K

Intel Core i5-3230M

Intel Core i5-2540M

Intel Core i5 650

Intel Core i3-2100

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Intel Core i7-4500U

Intel Pentium Silver N5030

Intel Core i5-4310U

Intel Celeron N4100

Intel Core i7-3537U

Intel Core i5-2520M

Intel Core i5-3210M

Intel Core i3 550

AMD A10-7860K

Intel Celeron N4120

AMD A8-5600K

AMD A8-9600

Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Intel Core i5-4300U

AMD Athlon X4 840

AMD A8-7600

Intel Core i3 540

Intel Core i5-2450M

AMD A8-7650K

Intel Core i3-7100U

Intel Core i5-2430M

Intel Pentium 5405U

Intel Core i3 530

AMD Athlon X4 740

Intel Core i5-4210U

(YOU) AMD Phenom II X4 965

Intel Core i3-6100U

Intel Core i3-7020U

Intel Core i7 M 620

Intel Pentium N4200

AMD FX -4100

Intel Core i5-2410M

AMD Phenom II X4 965

Intel Core i5-4200U

Intel Core i3-3120M

Intel Core i5-3337U

Intel Core i5 M 560

Intel Core i3-5005U

Intel Core i5 M 480

AMD Phenom II X4 955

Intel Core i3-3110M

Intel Core i5-3317U

Intel Core i5 M 520

AMD Athlon II X4 645

Intel Core i3-2370M

Intel Core i5 M 460

AMD Phenom II X4 945

Intel Core i3-6006U

AMD Athlon II X4 640

AMD A12-9720P RADEON R7; 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

Intel Core i5 M 450

Intel Core i3-2350M

Intel Core i3 M 370

Intel Core i3-2330M

Intel Core i3-2328M

Intel Core i5 M 430

Intel Core i3 M 380

Intel Core i3-4030U

AMD A10-9600P

AMD A8-7410

Intel Core i3-2310M

Intel Core i3 M 350

AMD A8-6410

AMD A6-7310

Intel Core i3 M 330

Intel Core i3-4010U

Intel Core i3-4005U

AMD A6-6310

Intel Core i3-3217U

Intel Pentium N3540

Intel Pentium N3710

Intel Pentium N3700

Intel Atom x5-Z8350

And yet they are faster! Review AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE and Phenom II X4 810

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• Introduction
• Test configuration
• Instrumentation and test procedure
• Test results: performance comparison
• Arcania — Gothic 4 (Fishir)
• ARMA 2 (Benchmark #1)
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Multiplier Strength)
• Borderlands (Badlands)
• Colin McRae DIRT 2 (Battle of Battersea — London)
• Crysis (Village)
• Dragon Age Origins (Ostagar)
• Far Cry 2 (First ride)
• Formula 1 2010 (Benchmark)
• Grand Theft Auto 4 EFLC (Lost and Damned)
• Kane & Lynch 2 — Dog Days (Air Strike)
• Lost Planet Colonies (Zone 1)
• Mafia 2 (Benchmark)
• Mass Effect 2 (Tali’s Judgment)
• Need for Speed ​​SHIFT (Time Trial London)
• Prototype (Then and Now)
• R. U.S.E. (Benchmark)
• Splinter Cell — Conviction (Lincoln Memorial)
• StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty (Into Darkness)
• World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Coast)
• Pins
• Applications. General performance comparison of

processors

• Phenom II X4 965 BE vs Core 2 Quad Q9500
• Phenom II X4 965 BE vs Core 2 Quad Q8400
• Phenom II X4 965 BE vs Core 2 Duo E8400
• Phenom II X4 965 BE versus Phenom II X4 810
• Phenom II X4 965 BE vs. Phenom II X3 720
• Phenom II X4 965 BE vs. Phenom II X2 555 BE

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Since the introduction of Phenom II X4 processors, many users have been wondering about their performance relative to comparable Intel Core 2 Quad processors at a price. This article will address this topical issue to this day.

The heroes of the review are the Phenom II X4 965 BE and Phenom II X4 810 processors, which have similar technical characteristics (except for the clock frequency). The difference between them lies in the different L3 cache size: Phenom II X4 965 BE has 6 MB, Phenom II X4 810 has 4 MB. In addition, the older model has an unlocked multiplier, while the younger one has a fixed one.

recommendations

When selecting rivals from the competing camp, the choice fell on more or less equal prices for Core 2 Quad Q9 processors500, Core 2 Quad Q8400, Core 2 Duo E8400. Phenom II X3 720 and Phenom II X2 555 BE will take part in the tests in order to comprehensively examine the performance of almost the entire Phenom II CPU line.

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Stand #1:

• Motherboard: GigaByte GA-EX38-DS4, BIOS F6c
• RAM: 2 x 2048 MB DDR2 Hynix (Spec: 800 MHz / 5-5-5-15-2t / 1.9C)

Stand #2:

• Motherboard: GigaByte GA-890FXA-UD7, BIOS F4
• RAM: 2 x 2048MB DDR3 Corsair (Spec: 1600MHz / 8-8-8-20-1t / 1. 65V)

Processors:

• Phenom II X4 965 BE — 3400 @ 4000 MHz
• Phenom II X4 810 — 2600 @ 3600 MHz
• Phenom II X3 720 — 2800 @ 3700 MHz
• Phenom II X2 555 BE — 3200 @ 4000 MHz
• Core 2 Quad Q9500 — 2830 @ 3800 MHz
• Core 2 Quad Q8400 — 2660 @ 3500 MHz
• Core 2 Duo E8400 — 3000 @ 4200 MHz

Other components:

• Video card: GeForce GTX 480 1536 MB — 700/1400/3696 MHz (Palit)
• CPU cooling system: Cooler Master V8 (~1100 rpm)
• Drive subsystem: SATA-II 500 GB, WD 5000KS, 7200 rpm, 16 MB
• PSU: Corsair TX 950 Watt (stock fan: 140mm blown)
• Housing: open test bench
• Monitor: 23″ Acer V233H (Wide LCD, 1920×1080 / 60Hz)

Software:

• Operating system: Windows 7 build 7600 RTM x64
• Graphics drivers: GeForce 260. 89 WHQL

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For a more visual comparison of processors, all games used as test applications were launched at 1280×1024 and 1920×1080 resolutions.

The following games used benchmarks:

• ARMA 2 (Benchmark #1)
• Colin McRae DIRT 2 (Battle of Battersea — London)
• Crysis (Village)
• Formula 1 2010 (Benchmark)
• Grand Theft Auto 4 EFLC (Lost and Damned)
• Lost Planet Colonies (Zone 1)
• Mafia 2 (Benchmark)
• R.U.S.E. (Benchmark)
• World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Coast)

In these games performance was measured using FRAPS v3.2.1 build 11425 and AutoHotkey v1.0.48.05 utilities:

• Arcania — Gothic 4 (Fishir)
• Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Multiplier Strength)
• Borderlands (Badlands)
• Dragon Age Origins (Ostagar)
• Far Cry 2 (First ride)
• Kane & Lynch 2 — Dog Days (Air Strike)
• Mass Effect 2 (Tali’s Judgment)
• Need for Speed ​​SHIFT
• Prototype (Then and Now)
• Splinter Cell — Conviction (Lincoln Memorial)
• StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty (Into Darkness)

minimum and average FPS values ​​were measured in all games.

In tests where it was not possible to measure minimum FPS , this value was measured by the FRAPS utility.

VSync was disabled during tests.

To avoid errors and minimize measurement errors, all tests were performed three to five times. When calculating the average FPS, the final result was taken as the arithmetic mean of the results of all runs (three not «idle»). As the minimum FPS, the minimum value of the indicator based on the results of three runs was chosen.


Intel Processor Specifications




AMD Processor Specifications




The processors were overclocked as follows. The stability of overclocking was checked by the OSST 3.1.0 «Perestroika» utility by running the processor for half an hour on the maximum matrix with a forced 100% load. I agree that the overclocking of the tested processors is not absolutely stable, but for any modern game it fits perfectly.

Core 2 Quad Q9500

Regular mode. Clock frequency 2830 MHz, system bus frequency 333 MHz (333×8.5), DDR2 frequency — 1066 MHz (333×3.2), core supply voltage 1.29 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

3400 MHz — system bus frequency 400 MHz (400×8.5), DDR2 frequency — 1064 MHz (400×2.66), core supply voltage 1.29 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

The processor was overclocked to 3800 MHz. To do this, the system bus frequency was raised to 447 MHz (447×8.5), the core supply voltage — up to 1.45 V, the DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V, the system bus supply voltage — by 0.2 V, the north bridge voltage — by 0.1 V. DDR2 frequency was 1073 MHz (447×2.4).

Core 2 Quad Q8400

Regular mode. Clock frequency 2660 MHz, system bus frequency 333 MHz (333×8), DDR2 frequency — 1066 MHz (333×3.2), core supply voltage 1.29 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

3400 MHz — system bus frequency 425 MHz (425×8), DDR2 frequency — 1063 MHz (425×2. 5), core supply voltage 1.45 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

The processor was overclocked to 3500 MHz. To do this, the system bus frequency was raised to 438 MHz (438×8), the core supply voltage — up to 1.45 V, the DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V, the system bus supply voltage — by 0.2 V, the north bridge voltage — by 0.1 V. The DDR2 frequency was 1051 MHz (438×2.4).

Core 2 Duo E8400

Regular mode. Clock frequency 3000 MHz, system bus frequency 333 MHz (333×9), DDR2 frequency — 1066 MHz (333×3.2), core supply voltage 1.275 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

3400 MHz — system bus frequency 378 MHz (378×9), DDR2 frequency — 1006 MHz (378×2.66), core supply voltage 1.275 V, DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V.

The processor was overclocked to 4200 MHz. For this, the system bus frequency was raised to 467 MHz (467×9), the core supply voltage — up to 1.45 V, the DDR2 supply voltage — 2.1 V, the system bus supply voltage — by 0.2 V, the north bridge voltage — by 0. 1 V. The DDR2 frequency was 1121 MHz (467×2.4).

Phenom II X4 965 BE

Regular mode. Clock frequency 3400 MHz, system bus frequency 200 MHz (200×17), memory controller frequency 2000 MHz (200×10), DDR3 frequency — 1333 MHz (200×6.66), core supply voltage 1.38 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

The processor was overclocked to 4000 MHz. To do this, the bus frequency was raised to 235 MHz (235×17), the memory controller to 2585 MHz (235×11), the core supply voltage to 1.55 V, the DDR3 supply voltage to 1.65 V, the north bridge voltage to 0.1 V. The DDR3 frequency was 1565 MHz (235×6.66).

Phenom II X4 810

Regular mode. Clock frequency 2600 MHz, system bus frequency 200 MHz (200×13), memory controller frequency 2000 MHz (200×10), DDR3 frequency — 1333 MHz (200×6.66), core supply voltage 1.3 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

3400 MHz — bus frequency 262 MHz (262×13), memory controller frequency 2620 MHz (262×10), DDR3 frequency — 1745 MHz (262×6. 66), core supply voltage 1.48 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

The processor was overclocked to 3600 MHz. To do this, the bus frequency was raised to 277 MHz (277×13), the memory controller to 2770 MHz (277×10), the core supply voltage to 1.52 V, the DDR3 supply voltage to 1.65 V, the north bridge voltage to 0.1 V. The DDR3 frequency was 1845 MHz (277×6.66).

Phenom II X3 720

Regular mode. Clock frequency 2800 MHz, system bus frequency 200 MHz (200×14), memory controller frequency 2000 MHz (200×10), DDR3 frequency — 1333 MHz (200×6.66), core supply voltage 1.31 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

3400 MHz — bus frequency 242 MHz (242×14), memory controller frequency 2420 MHz (242×10), DDR3 frequency — 1612 MHz (242×6.66), core supply voltage 1.38 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

The processor was overclocked to 3700 MHz. To do this, the bus frequency was raised to 265 MHz (265×14), the memory controller to 2650 MHz (265×10), the core supply voltage to 1. 53 V, the DDR3 supply voltage to 1.65 V, the north bridge voltage to 0.1 V. The DDR3 frequency was 1766 MHz (265×6.66).

Phenom II X2 555 BE

Regular mode. Clock frequency 3200 MHz, system bus frequency 200 MHz (200×16), memory controller frequency 2000 MHz (200×10), DDR3 frequency — 1333 MHz (200×6.66), core supply voltage 1.31 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

3400 MHz — bus frequency 213 MHz (213×16), memory controller frequency 2130 MHz (213×10), DDR3 frequency — 1418 MHz (213×6.66), core supply voltage 1.31 V, DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V.

The processor was overclocked to 4000 MHz. To do this, the bus frequency was raised to 250 MHz (250×16), the memory controller up to 2500 MHz (250×10), the core supply voltage — up to 1.53 V, the DDR3 supply voltage — 1.65 V, the north bridge voltage — by 0.1 V. The DDR3 frequency was 1665 MHz (250×6.66).

I’ll go directly to the tests.

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• anisotropic filtering (AF) 16
• viewing distance — maximum
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minimum and average FPS


In ARMA 2, both quad-core processors have gone far ahead of competing Intel solutions, and the Phenom II X4 810, running at stock frequencies, was able to compete with the overclocked Core 2 Quad Q9500, Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Core 2 Duo E8400.

Despite this, the game is so demanding on processor power that even overclocked leaders could not provide comfortable performance. The difference in results between Phenom II X4 965 BE and Phenom II X4 810 was 2% — 4%.

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Processor Express Test / Processors and Memory

3DNews Processors and memory AMD processors Express test of the AMD Phenom II X… The most interesting news What is the overclocking potential of the novelty? What does the transition to a new platform give and will we see a performance increase when using fast DDR3 memory? Answers — in this material ⇣ Contents AMD Phenom II processors were first announced in January 2009. And even then it was clear that the transition to the 45 nm process technology would allow to move the frequency ceiling and leave room for overclocking. And so it happened. The AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition, tested in January, worked stably at 3.6 GHz during overclocking, at a nominal frequency of 3.0 GHz. This spring, the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor was released, the nominal frequency of which was increased to 3.2 GHz, and during overclocking it worked without problems at a frequency of 3.8 GHz. As is clear from the overclocking results, there was still a headroom for further increasing the nominal frequency of Phenom II processors, and the new model was not long in coming — AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Outwardly, this processor is no different from its younger counterparts, except, of course, for marking. The nominal frequency of AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is 3. 4 GHz. The voltage on the core is also slightly increased and is equal to 1.4 V. The rest of the parameters are no different from those that we could see in its predecessors. The processor is designed for use on Socket AM3/AM2+ platforms, and its integrated memory controller supports both DDR2 and DDR3 modules. So far, we have tested the Phenom II X4 on the ASUS M4A79 platform.Deluxe that supports DDR2 RAM. This time we decided to test the new processor on a platform that supports DDR3 memory, for which we used the Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard. Accordingly, 2 x 1 GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066 memory modules with 5-5-5-15-2T timings and 2 x 1 GB Kingston DDR3-1600 memory modules with 7-7-7-20-1T timings were used for these platforms. It should be noted that Kingston memory modules in this mode can only work if the Vmem voltage is increased to 1.9V (regular — 1.5 V). As you know, for Intel Core i7 processors, increasing the Vmem voltage above 1. 65 V is highly discouraged, and AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition worked without the slightest problem in this mode. Acceleration Of course, we were interested in testing the new product for overclocking. Since we had a model with an unlocked multiplier at our disposal, overclocking was carried out by increasing it. The final stable frequency of the novelty was 3.8 GHz, as in the case of its predecessor AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition. However, we note that the tested processor was capable of operating at a frequency of 4.0 GHz and was quietly tested in the Everest 5.0 package, but a more serious load led to freezes and crashes. However, for operation at standard voltage, this result is very good. Based on the results of one instance of the processor, it is difficult to judge the general trend, but, in our opinion, the overclocking potential of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is higher than that of its predecessor. As for another way to improve AMD Phenom II X4 9 performance65 Black Edition, namely, the increase in the frequency of the «north bridge» (respectively, the cache memory of the third level), then everything is fine here, but there are nuances. As in the case of AMD Phenom II X4 955, the NB frequency was raised to 2600 MHz, but only on the ASUS platform. On the Gigabyte motherboard, it was not possible to increase the frequency of the «north bridge», the BIOS constantly reported about exceeding the overclocking limits and reset the frequency to its original value. However, this can hardly be considered a problem, most likely the new BIOS version will correct the situation. Testing The diagrams below show the results of testing AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition in various modes — at stock frequencies and during overclocking, including increasing the NB frequency. The results of testing with DDR3 RAM are also given. So let’s get started. Testing the speed of working with RAM showed very interesting results. It seems logical to increase performance when overclocking processor cores and increasing the frequency of the north bridge, but switching to another type of memory changes the picture. On the AM2+ platform, reading and writing to memory is performed at about the same speed, while on the AM3 platform, the results of writing to memory are slightly worse, and reading is noticeably better than on AM2+. Despite the higher latency of DDR3 memory, this platform shows slightly better results in the latency test. Perhaps due to the use of the Command Rate = 1 parameter, while DDR2 has this parameter equal to 2. This compute test only responds to core clock increases, so the results remain the same across platforms. This test loads both the CPU cores and the memory subsystem. And here the AM3 platform is confidently in the lead, even despite the increased frequency of the third level cache when used with DDR2 memory. The rest of the above tests are indifferent to the type of memory and its delays, and react exclusively to an increase in the processing power of the CPU cores during overclocking. The built-in benchmark of the WinRar archiver demonstrates a performance increase when switching to high-speed DDR3 memory. It is quite possible that if this platform could raise the frequency of the north bridge to 2600 MHz, the results would be even higher. Nevertheless, the AM2+ platform is not going to give up just like that, and shows similar results during overclocking. The 3DMark Vantage processor test was rather indifferent to the change in the type of RAM, but proportionally responded to overclocking the CPU to 3. 8 GHz. In the Cinebench R10 test, the picture is similar — an increase in the CPU frequency plays a decisive role, while the influence of other parameters is imperceptible. Terminals The release of AMD’s Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor is a logical and expected step. It is quite possible that after a while the next model may appear, say — Phenom II X4 9 7 5 operating at 3.6 GHz. The frequency margin allows it, and the technical process is debugged so well that even 4.0 GHz with «home» overclocking no longer seems to be an unattainable figure. As for the transition to a platform that uses DDDR3 RAM, there is definitely an increase in performance. However, the gain is not big enough to pump a lot of money into new standard overclocking memory. This is good news for those who are going to extend the active life of their computer on the AM2 + platform, it is enough to install a new processor, leaving the rest of the components unchanged.