Phenom II x4 940

The phenom II x4 940 Black Edition AMD's 45 nanometer manufacturing technology which has smaller transistor than the previous Phenoms , enabling it to run faster and cooler while consuming less power .Compared to the previous generation of Phenom CPUs, the Phenom II CPUs have a larger level 3 cache as well as faster frequencies. The 940 runs at 3GHz, but AMD is confident that it can be overclocked significantly while using an air-based cooler. During our tests using the standard AMD cooler, the 940 did indeed run without problems at 3.4GHz, but it was unstable at 3.5GHz. AMD has an Overdrive utility that lets you bump up the speed of your system directly through Windows.