What cpu is AMD Phenom II X4 B97??

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this is the max upgrade i can do to a hp compaq pc i got at home, im thinking on putting a quad core in it and a nice gpu siince it already has 4gb of ddr3 ram, but i dont understand what cpu they mean when they say AMD Phenom II X4 B97.

im used to the normal phenoms like the 955, 970, 980, but i dont understand what the b97 means haha


the motherboard is am3, can i put any am3 quad core in it???? any 95w quad core am3 cpu in it??? the chipset is 785gx according to cpu z, and the cpu is am3 according to this program too



the pc model is HP Compaq 6005 pro MT, i want to upgrade it so i can have 3 gaming pc at home for lan parties haha


any help will be highly appreciated haha!!!! im used to build computers but got no idea with brand ones
 
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