AMD has officially updated its Phenom II lineup today by introducing the fastest Phenom II X4 up to date, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition.

The new Phenom II X4 965 BE is practically the same Phenom II X4 955 BE, except for the slight 200MHz core bump and a TDP bump to 140W, something that was last seen on the old Phenom 9950. In any case this is the fastest, or more precisely, highest clocked processor that ever came from AMD.

On the other hand, according to the review over at Anandtech.com, the power consumption of this CPU is almost the same as that of the Phenom II X4 955 BE, as it only has a slight higher power consumption under load.

It managed to hold its ground in gaming against some Intel's Core i7 processors, and it is definitely faster than any LGA-775 processor. In any case it sounds like a great CPU, especially considering its US $245 price tag and the price of the entire platform.

The new CPU has already listed and available at a few e-tail/retail sites, and bunch of reviews have already popped up around the net. You can find it listed here. Our review should be up soon, but until then you can find some reviews listed below, to keep you busy.

- AnandTech
- HotHardware
- Tom’s Hardware
- PC Perspective
- Guru3D
- Neoseeker
- Overclockersclub