After the presentation of the new socket AM3 in February was not the fastest processors from AMD on the stage, it is the end of April, the so-called "Dragon Update". This provides two main new processors with 3.0 and 3.2 GHz, AMD Phenom X4 names of the 945 and 955 Black Edition. In addition, the AMD OverDrive software on the 3.0 version status brought and fitted with many new features. For while the clock is apparently increasing at 3.2 GHz on the paper to pull any trees, should the software with special sections for the main memory and a type of Turbo-mode for the Phenom additional space required for additional performance. The Phenom X4 945 and 955 area is in the technology in January presented model Phenom X4 940 BE almost all the same. Two MB of L2 cache are also one of the party, an additional L3 cache with a size of six MB of course. The only difference is in the socket AM3, which brings the two new models with DDR3 support, while the first model still had to resort to DDR2. Since we have already the first AM3 model have shown, however, that the space on a nearly identical motherboard to the Phenom X4 Sun care is pretty , are also with the new models in this area not expect miracles. Rather, it is directed to the 200 MHz to 3.2 GHz consequently increased stroke of the new flagship Phenom X4 955 its free multiplier.
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