TDP 95w or 125w?

[HostileDonut]

I have read that the AMD phenom ii x4 945 has a 95w TDP and a 125w TDP. Which one does it have?

 

[rolli59]

Both it depends on version/stepping both on here http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3143

 

[HostileDonut]

Why would anyone buy the 125w then?

 

[loneninja]

Why would anyone buy the 125w then?

The 95W version came out months after the 125W version did.

 

[rolli59]

First releases were 125watt, with better binning and maturity they dropped to 95watt.

 

[hunter315]

The initial 95W C2 stepping ones were undervolted a bit to reduce their power consumption down below 95W. They were also more expensive for a while which made the 125W ones a bit more tempting, but with the price difference between a 945 and a 955 being pretty small its more tempting to go for the unlocked chip.

 

[HostileDonut]

Well, my mobo doesn't support 125w, only 95w. I am not really going to upgrade now, just checking.