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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE review

Can AMD's ageing quad-core architecture survive against newer rivals?

Our Score 3.5

Last reviewed: 2010-09-08September 8th 2010

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE

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Product Summary

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Good value compared to Intel's quads

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C3 stepping has improved overclocking headroom

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Intel has a big performance advantage in games

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AMD's new six-core chip is only slightly pricier

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