Testseek.com have collected 34 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition 2.5GHz Socket AM2+.
May 2008
(78%)
34 Reviews
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Now there is a performance difference on the processors that I have used in the test. The old QX6700 cost around 800$USD new while the X4 9850 can be found for as low as 170$ USD so in the end there is quite a big of price difference. The i7 processors...
I really have to hand it to AMD for listening to the community, stepping up to the plate, and making the changes required to make their latest product perform the way its expected to. Like I said in my review of the Phenom 9600 Black Edition, this is...
Abstract: June 23, 2008 While the Phenom initially received a rather lukewarm reception, new B3 stepping combined with a tri-core versions and more aggressive pricing is supposed to give it a second wind. How do they fare in tests?What has changedThe benefits o...
Abstract: Users familiar with AMD Black Edition brand already know what kind of CPU we got in our test lab and for those unfamiliar with BE AMD CPUs we are going to explain it. Back in the past AMD had prestigious FX series of CPUs which were very expensive but ...
So what is new from last time? Not a whole lot really. Clock for clock nothing has changed with the B3 stepping in terms of performance, as the Phenom X4 9850 is no faster or slower than the 9900 engineering sample when both CPUs are clocked at 2.5GHz...
Abstract: It's fair to say the first batch of AMDs Phenom CPUs were a bit underwhelming. Though they represented decent value for money, due to AMDs cut-throat pricing, and brought some welcome competition to Intel on the quad-core front, the simple fact of the mat...
The B3 revision of Phenom finally leaves the TBL bug behind it, performance was definitely faster in many segments, and the Phenom 9850 as tested today is pretty much on par with the Intel Q6600 at many fronts, though not pre-dominantly. Fact remains ...
Abstract: April 9, 2008 At the launch of the Phenom last November, we unfortunately noted that its performances were not too competitive with those of the Q6600 (the equivalent of 86% the latter). However, shortly thereafter, another more serious problem appear...
