AMD launches Phenom 9600 Black Edition

[Andreas G]

As expected, AMD has announced the Phenom 9600 Black Edition. The quad-core processor runs at 2.3 GHz, sports 2 MB L3 cache and 512 KB L2 cahce per core. Just like the previous Black Editions, it comes with an unlocked multiplier and Black Edition also means handpicked cores, but since this can't be a B3 stepping it still suffers from the TLB bug. Together with the recommendation from AMD to force the crippling BIOS fix, the Phenom 9600 Black Edition looks anything but lusterous, which is a real shame because the previous Black Editions have been bright rays of light shining through the otherwise dull and gray clouds over AMD's headquarters.

[KTE]

They are said to have been cores which don't oc well on HT ref. but do well on max frequency. Sami talked about -80C bootups just fine. I wonder what MHz he got with it...? I know he had 3.3GHz on air with his chip which was unlcked multi.

Also, it's only available in one store (orders) in Europe AFAIK.

[Delph1]

Yupp, I'd love to see some high frequency figures

//Andreas
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