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Phenom 840 vs 955 be

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/phenom-840-vs-955-be.149104/

ranjitsd
ranjitsd Original post #1
Nov 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM
Wts the difference btw phenom 840 vs 955 both r 3.2 ghz
skeletor
skeletor #2
Nov 23, 2011 at 12:11 PM
955 BE has a 6 MB L3 cache which will help it to perform ~10-15% better compared to Phenom II X4 840.
topgear
topgear #3
Nov 24, 2011 at 3:40 AM
Another difference is pricing - with the recent price hikes 840 is available at 5.2k and 955BE is 5.8k but as 955BE is a black edition cpu it can be easily Oced and can even reach the speed of 980BE wth a good after market cooler.

So 955BE represents more VFM and getting a 955BE makes more sense ;-)