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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
Like the superheroes of old, the AMD Phenom II streaks out of the night to lay waste to your enemies with 3.0GHz quad cores, each of which has L1 and L2 caches. An additional 6MB of L3 cache is available to handle really heavy loads or large data sets.
Memory transfers get faster than ever. HyperTransport Generation 3.0 mode allows up to 16.0GB/s of bandwidth. Up to 17.1GB/s memory bandwidth for DDR2 delivers an amazing 37GB/s of processor-to-system bandwidth. This unprecedented bandwidth is needed to feed the data hungry AMD64 with Direct Connect Architecture cores.
You'd think that all of this power would be too hot to handle. Think again. AMD's Cool'n'Quiet 3.0 technology works with CoolCore Technology to minimize heat while keeping power and efficiency up. Now the cores can shut down unused parts of the processor when not in use. This saves power and helps to reduce the amount of heat generated. This function is built in so there's no need for drivers or BIOS updates.
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day
Pros: 45nm, overclocks great, makes AMD respectable again.
Cons: Read Below.
Other Thoughts: Everyone keeps trying to compare these AM2+ chip benchmark's to the i7's. That is not fair at all, you have to remember that these first batches of PII's are running on dual channel DDR2 memory, whereas most benchmarks have the i7's running on triple channel DDR3 memory. Even being behind them, these chips still produce very respectable numbers, especially when OC'd. This is AMD getting back on track.
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Great CPU Great Price
Reviewed By: Brandon on 6/11/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Rated at a 1 so that people who are reading about all the DOA's down here will also read this. This chip will not POST if ACC is turned on in your bios (making you think the chip is DOA). Some motherboards were made before this chip and in effect have ACC on in the default bios. ACC is Advanced Clock Control. The Phenom I required ACC on the motherboard, but the Phenom II has it built onto the chip creating confusion for the motherboard. You may need to have an older model AMD socket A2 chip lying around to get your Phenom II to boot properly. So use the older chip, get into the Bios and turn ACC off. Then put in your shiny new Phenom II and watch your computer fly.
Cons: AMD really didn't publish this information in an easy to find spot, in fact I had to search for it pretty hard, especially as I bought this chip as soon as it was available on Newegg. Its frustrating to plug in a new part, and find it doesn't work at all. So all these folks who think they have a DOA, chances are good, they just have ACC on.
Other Thoughts: This chip is night and day incredibly faster than the previous Phenom I line of CPU's. Yeah, its still slower than a similarly clocked i7, but it also costs $700 less. Stable in my Asus M3A79-T Deluxe at 3.7Ghz with a big Thermaltake air cooler on it. Then consider the fact that a Core i7 motherboard costs about 3X the average Asus motherboard, and that ads up to a whole lot money you can spend elsewhere in your computer. This CPU does not disappoint, it holds its own in speed.
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2nd Look review
Reviewed By: Dannar on 1/15/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I posted a review earlier, wanted to repost to give some updated thoughts
Pros: This thing is amazing. It runs super cold, and overclocks like a champion (See below). Dropped right into a Foxconn a79a-s without needing any bios updates. CnQ was easy to disable in Vista 64bit. AMD Overdrive is convenient for adjusting Voltages up and down, since my mobo won't allow undervolting.
Here is where I actually had more difficulty, the first time it ran at 3.8 on 1.416v, it ran w/out errors, I have not gotten it stable at 3.8 with anything under 1.46v since
Pros: Overclocks to 3.5GHz effortlessly on stock voltage and stock cooler. Plows through everything I've thrown at it so far and doesn't skip a beat. Can't wait to get a better cooler installed to really push this chip.
Cons: The stock HSF isn't very good even by stock HSF standards. Even if you aren't overclocking I would recommend investing in an aftermarket cooler unless you have very good airflow throughout your case.
Other Thoughts: Unlocked multiplier makes overclocking a breeze. Best CPU purchase I've ever made.
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Phenom II x$ 940 Black
Reviewed By: x00czar00x on 7/9/2010
Tech Level: somewhat low - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: It works great! can run HD and Music Programs with out it reaching 50% CPU Usage!
Cons: The Stock Fan doesn't keep it that cool, 55 Deg. Cel. when running my most intense programs.(wouldn't really want to run one at full load)
Other Thoughts: They said peak Temp. is 70 deg. Cel. so I think it could handle full load.
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great Cpu but hot!!
Reviewed By: snider on 7/2/2010
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: super fast. Multitasking is a breeze. video encoding is superb.
Cons: pretty hot. idles at 43c with arctic silver 5 and stock heatsink. However never goes above 57c with full load.
Other Thoughts: I have been reading other reviews and pretty much everybody has same temp review. I guess I just have to make peace with the temp. Will recommend to everyone.
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Model
Brand
AMD
Series
Phenom II X4
Model
HDZ940XCGIBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type
Socket AM2+
Tech Spec
Core
Deneb
Multi-Core
Quad-Core
Name
Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition
Operating Frequency
3.0GHz
Hyper Transports
3600MHz
L1 Cache
4 x 128KB
L2 Cache
4 x 512KB
L3 Cache
6MB
Manufacturing Tech
45 nm
64 bit Support
32 and 64 bit Support
Hyper-Transport Support
Yes
Virtualization Technology Support
Yes
Voltage
0.875-1.5V
Thermal Design Power
125W
Cooling Device
Heatsink and Fan included
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
Like the superheroes of old, the AMD Phenom II streaks out of the night to lay waste to your enemies with 3.0GHz quad cores, each of which has L1 and L2 caches. An additional 6MB of L3 cache is available to handle really heavy loads or large data sets.
Memory transfers get faster than ever. HyperTransport Generation 3.0 mode allows up to 16.0GB/s of bandwidth. Up to 17.1GB/s memory bandwidth for DDR2 delivers an amazing 37GB/s of processor-to-system bandwidth. This unprecedented bandwidth is needed to feed the data hungry AMD64 with Direct Connect Architecture cores.
You'd think that all of this power would be too hot to handle. Think again. AMD's Cool'n'Quiet 3.0 technology works with CoolCore Technology to minimize heat while keeping power and efficiency up. Now the cores can shut down unused parts of the processor when not in use. This saves power and helps to reduce the amount of heat generated. This function is built in so there's no need for drivers or BIOS updates.
Highlights
AMD64 Quad-core Technology AMD64 is designed to enable simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance. With Quad-Core technology, four complete processor cores on a single die run at the same frequency to deliver exceptional multi-tasking power, allowing users to surge through the most demanding processing loads, including advanced multitasking, critical business productivity, complicated visual design and modeling, serious gaming, and visually stunning digital media and entertainment.
Integrated DDR2 DRAM Memory Controller The AMD Phenom II X4 Quad-Core processor is integrated with DDR2 DRAM memory controller capable of supporting registered and ECC DRAM. The integrated memory controller changes the way the processor accesses main memory, resulting in increased bandwidth, reduced memory latencies, and enhanced processor performance.
HyperTransport Technology HyperTransport Technology (HT or HTT) is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point link designed to increase communication speeds between integrated circuits in computers, servers, embedded systems, and networking and telecommunications equipment. With HT 3.0 technology the AMD Phenom II X4 quad-Core processor enjoys 4000MHz system bus speeds.
AMD Cool'n'Quiet 3.0 Technology AMD's Cool'n'Quiet 3.0 technology is an enhanced solution available on AMD Phenom II X4 processor-based systems that can effectively lower power consumption and enable a quieter-running system while delivering performance-on-demand.
AMD Virtualization Virtualization on desktop computers allows a single PC to act like multiple virtual machines. AMD Virtualization can enable client computers to seamlessly support multiple operating environments. And it also helps make it easier for PC enthusiasts to upgrade and maintain their PCs through emulation.
AMD CoolCore Technology AMD CoolCore Technology reduces processor energy consumption by turning off unused parts of the processor. Power can be switched on or off within a single clock cycle so that energy is saved without compromising performance.
1x Winner of Customer Choice Award - Processors - Desktops
Reviewed By: D Kizz on 1/8/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day
