AMD’s New Flagship Processor: 3.4GHz Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

According to some reliable sources it seems that AMD plan to announce a new processor, this processor is designed to directly compete with Intel’s Core2Quad range. The processor has been spotted on ASROCK’s website and is said to have a clock speed of 3.4Ghz per core.

The processor is said to be called the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and has the same cache and power consumption as the Phenom II X4 955. Experts believe that the success of the processor will depend on accurate pricing, most of these experts believe it will be priced at around $320.

AMD may have to drop the price of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition when Intel release their Lynnfield processors in the latter part of this year. Check the full story on SlashGear.