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Phenom II X4 955

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.2GHz, K10.
Release date: Q1 2009.

Average Bench: 58.3% (512th of 1276)

Based on 37,970 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00100F43, 178BFBFF00100F42 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is a quad-core processor based on the K10 micro-architecture. When it launched in Q2 of 2009, it was AMD’s fastest CPU. Given its base clock of 3.2 GHz, with appropriate cooling, this unlocked Black Edition chip can be overclocked to speeds in excess of 4 GHz. The 955’s effective speed of 63 isn’t impressive by today’s standards, but when coupled with a decent graphics card, it won't cause major bottlenecks for most games. The 955 was pitched against the high-end of Intel’s Core 2 quads, and now costs a fraction of its original list price as one would expect, however there are better alternatives on the market now. [Dec '14 CPUPro]

Poor: 46%Average: 58.3% Great: 65%
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 averaged 41.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 79.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 57.6Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom II X4 955 is just 18.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom II X4 955 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 221Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 220Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 37,970 samples)
Rank 51258.3%
Min Avg Max
65.7 Memory 79.3 88.7
45.9 1-Core 57.6 68.1
90.5 2-Core 115 135
53.5% 84 Pts
Min Avg Max
141 4-Core 217 266
153 8-Core 220 268
29.9% 219 Pts
Min Avg Max
148 64-Core 221 267
14.9% 221 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
70.1% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 70.1
2-Core 140
64% 101 Pts
4-Core 278
8-Core 280
38% 279 Pts
64-Core 280
19% 280 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
63.8% Good
Memory 88
1-Core 58.2
2-Core 117
57% 87.7 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 232
32% 232 Pts
64-Core 231
16% 231 Pts
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
58.9% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 54.3
2-Core 113
53% 82.9 Pts
4-Core 212
8-Core 217
29% 215 Pts
64-Core 221
15% 221 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
58.6% Above average
Memory 81.9
1-Core 57
2-Core 116
54% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 213
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 224
15% 224 Pts
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
54.6% Above average
Memory 77.6
1-Core 59.2
2-Core 119
54% 85.2 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 184
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 219
15% 219 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,678,145 CPUs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $130 @ launch in Mar '09
AmazonUS $832 years
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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD/USB3

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 58%, 37,970 samples141x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 724,497 samples36x
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 23,424 samples24x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 54,213 samples23x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples21x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $40Bench 105%, 211,959 samples17x
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 66%, 271,645 samples16x
RAM
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GBCorsairBench 43%, 1,168 samples9x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 57,006 samples9x
9905403-439.A00LF 1x4GBKingstonBench 27%, 213 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $308

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,902

Official site www.amd.com/...

Unbeatable multi-core value with AMD Phenom™ II processors...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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7,350

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

15 days ago.

it works for normal uses but isn't what I want

GBR-User
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4,632

Disliked

4 months ago.

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had it for nearly 6 years and still going strong—Feb '15

DEU-User
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4,595

Poor

4 months ago.

Its 2019 and i play games like Starcraft 2 on High. Everything else still working. I hope every CPU will be like this in the Future 3

RUS-User
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4,042

Excellent

1 month ago.

cool pubg lite 60 fps very nice

FRA-User
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3,687

Excellent

23 days ago.

Bought it at a very low price to upgrade an old PC with an AM3 motherboard. It works very well for most tasks; i can't overclock it because of my MOBO but it works very well on stock clockspeed.

ARG-User
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2,684

Excellent

1 month ago.

I have one of this and its powerfull!

CZE-User
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2,618

Poor

8 days ago.

Šlape lépe než i-5.. 3470..

SVK-User
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1,990

Good

2 months ago.

carried me well into 2020, playing everything like witcher 3 and monster hunter world without issues, but its time to move on old pal

CPUPro
Avatar level
1,902

Terrible

6 years ago.

ISR-User
Avatar level
1,858

Excellent

3 years ago.

9 Years after i bought it OC at 3.8 and still works great for my application

gvrax
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372

Terrible

3 years ago.

low perfomance for that price

Sergije3
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46

Very good

3 years ago.

Very good for it's age. And even if it's a 3.2 GHz CPU, it's easily overclockable to 3.7 GHz without changing the voltage. (Still there are lots of better choices today, so don't buy it. Go for the fx line if you want more power for less price in the AM3 socket erea. But if you are open then go for Ryzen or the 5-7 gen intel CPU-s.)

MrManiac3
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18

Good

14 months ago.

big brain time

fman1854
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6

Excellent

16 months ago.

10 years old overclocked at 4.2ghz still runs most major tittles just fine with a 960gtx combo at 20$ used this card packs a knockoutpunch

zzzz
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4

Excellent

21 months ago.

good cpu

DishD
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2

Very good

4 years ago.

old school design, but can OC over 4Ghz (mine is sitting on 4.1Ghz and has been for near 3 years straight). outstanding bang for buck!

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