AMD plans to launch the Phenom II X4 955 that will work at 3.2GHz and this will be the fastest Phenom CPU to launch to date.

It gets better, it is socket AM3 and it supports DDR2 and DDR3 motherboards. The joy for all overclockers this one is again one Black Edition CPU and it looks that USA will pay about $300 for the CPU while Europeans should cash some €250 for a new one in etail.

There will be two versions boxed for retail and tray for OEMs and system integrators and due to its aggressive price and performance for the money, AMD hopes for a big success.

The Thermal Design Power (TDP) of this CPU is 125W and it should be available for purchase on April 23rd.