AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor Review

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor is a 3.20GHz quad-core processor with 6MB of L3 cache and support for socket AM3 motherboards. This is the fastest quad-core processor every released by AMD and retails for just $245. Read on to see how the processor does against other popular CPUs.

By Nathan Kirsch

Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso GPGPU Performance

By running applications on the GPU rather than entirely on the CPU, it has been found to reduce the time required to perform computer intensive tasks. Read on to see if either GeForce 9800 GTX+ or a Radeon HD 4770 is quicker for video conversion on Cyberlink’s MediaShow Espresso application.

By Nathan Kirsch