Testseek.co.uk have collected 54 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom 2 X4 940 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom 2 X4 940 3.0GHz Socket AM2+.
February 2009
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The editors liked
Phenom II easily beats out Phenom X4 and gives midrange Core 2 Quads a good fight
Overclocks well
Suggesting significant headroom for 2009
Dragon platform makes implicit
The editors didn't like
Quite powerhungry
As a platform
When compared to Core 2 Quad
Core i7 is still comfortably faster in most applications
940 price needs to drop <£200 and 920 to <£150 to entice enthusiasts away from Intel.
Now with the potential for some decent overclocking action, the Phenom II X4 processors represent a much better value than the originals ever were. However, it's unfortunate to see that the 20% clock frequency increase didn't make the Phenom II X4 940...
First of all, these tests show an encouraging sign (for users, testers, and the entire IT industry) that competition in the CPU market is growing interesting again. Phenom II is evidently a success. Moreover, in a number of tasks we can speak about it...
Published: 2009-01-08, Author: chris , review by: legitreviews.com
The AMD Phenom II processor series processor may not be the performance winner in all the benchmarks, but it might not need to be competitive in this day and age when the price tag matters most. ...
The new Phenom II X4 920 and 940 are easily the most powerful desktop processors released from AMD to date. They performed well throughout our entire battery of benchmark tests, besting AMDs previous flagship CPU, the Phenom X4 9950 virtually across ...
AMD showed up to the party, but they brought light beer instead of champagne. That’s not entirely bad though, as some people prefer light beer (though I still question why). That AMD is able to at least poke their head into the party is probably t...
Abstract: AMD has had an interesting 2008. While their GPU-division, ATI, have been able to release products that have competed well with NVIDIA’s products, their CPU-division on the other hand has had a rough time getting products out to compete with Intel’s f...
Affordable, Reverse Compatible, Uses both DDR2 or DDR3 RAM (When AM3 boards are released), Overclockable, Cool n Quiet 3.0 Works,
Fusion does not give a true boost, AM3 Motherboards not released (yet)
Being a person who is enthusiastic about computers and having benchmarked many systems, I would have to say I am impressed with the Phenom II and look towards the future to what these processors have to offer. At one time I was disappointed with AMD a...
If you already have an AM2+ motherboard then the Phenom II 940 is the upgrade your system deserves. It performs nine to 31 per cent better than the 9950 in most CPU and non-GPU bound gaming tests. However, if you’re choosing between a brand new AMD an...
Compared to AMD’s first quad-core processor, the Phenom, its Phenom II successor offers great improvements, particularly in the area of energy consumption. With all due respect to Intel and the performance milestones it has achieved, the Phenom II o...
Before summarizing the benchmark results, we have to consider a few things: Pricing (as of January 7th, 2009) The Phenom X4 9950 is now priced significantly lower - about $170 from web shops The QX9650 is $1030, and the Q9650 is $550 (The QX is unlock...
