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AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition

22 Dec 2010

The AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition comes in at the top of AMD's quad-core processor lineup at 3.6GHz. It's a 'Black Edition' processor with unlocked multipliers from the factory for easy tuning.

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Intel

HWZ's Overall Rating: 7.0

Performance:

Features:

7.5

Value:

Unlocked multipliers suitable for overclockers

Incremental upgrade

Unable to compete against Intel rivals

<h2 class="header-green">Product Specification</h2>
<table class="specs">
			<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Processor Name</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Processor Model</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			X4 975		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Rated Processor Frequency</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			3.6GHz		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">No. of Cores</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			4		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Base Clock</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			200MHz		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Bus Type</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			HyperTransport 3.0		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Bus Speed</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			2.0GHz		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">L1 Cache (data + instruction)</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">L2 Cache</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			512KB of L2 data cache per core		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">L3 Cache</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			6MB (shared)		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Memory Controller</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			Integrated Dual Channel (up to DDR3-1333)		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">TDP (W)</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			125W		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Instruction Set Support</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Execute Disable Bit</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Yes		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">64-bit Processing Technology</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			Yes		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) / AMD Cool 'n' Quiet</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Yes		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Virtualization Technology</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			AMD-V		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Packaging</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Socket AM3		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Process Technology</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			45nm SOI		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">Processor Codename</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_darkgrey">
			Deneb		</td>
	</tr>
				<tr>
		<td class="prd_content">No. of Transistors</td>
		<td class="prd_content02 alernate_lightgrey">
			758 million		</td>
	</tr>
	</table>

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