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Review Date: 14-JAN-2009
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AMD's Phenom II is a solid alternative to Intel's Core 2 Quad range of CPUs. It should definitely be considered if you're in the market for a speedy yet reasonably priced PC.
Review Date: 06-JUL-2005
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If you're a regular user of multimedia applications then put the Athlon 64 X2 4800+ at the top of your shopping list. It provides excellent multitasking performance and is stronger than Intel's flagship Extreme Edition 840 in some of the most popular CPU-intensive applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and Premiere.
Review Date: 27-JUN-2006
RRP: $1932.00
It didn’t break any speed records, but the Athlon 64 FX-62 is the first Athlon 64 CPU to feature support for DDR2 memory. If you’ve currently got a high-end Socket-939 platform, there is no reason to upgrade.
Review Date: 18-DEC-2006
RRP: $370.00
AMD's original dual core powerhouse is now outperformed by the more recently released Intel Core 2 Duo. Nevertheless this CPU is still pretty good value and there are plenty of speeds to choose from. Well-featured motherboards for the Athlon 64 X2 can be found at good prices, too. Get one of these CPUs if you want an affordable PC for gaming, heavy multitasking, MP3 encoding and video editing.
Review Date: 18-DEC-2006
RRP: $180.00
At this point in time a single-core CPU should only be considered by those on a tight budget or with limited requirements. While many single-core CPU models including the Athlon 64 3800+ are suitable for gaming, everyday computing, MP3 encoding and even video editing, their multitasking performance really does not compare to dual-core processors.
Review Date: 18-DEC-2006
RRP: $1050.00
Like Intel's Extreme CPUs, AMD's FX range is aimed at the high-end PC market. Buy an FX-based CPU only if you want the absolute fastest Athlon-based performance that you can get for a gaming PC or an entry-level workstation. Wait for the Athlon 64 FX-70, FX-72 of FX-74 models if you want to buy or build a PC based on AMD's 4x4 platform for quad-core computing.
Review Date: 11-NOV-2005
RRP: $575.00
The Athlon 64 X2 3800+ has a big future as the budget model in the X2 range. The performance is better than the vast majority of single-core chips we've seen, especially when it comes to multitasking.
Review Date: 25-SEP-2007
RRP: $470.00
Users already using an AMD platform may want to consider an upgrade to Barcelona, but it remains to be seen if AMD will win over any new users.
Review Date: 17-DEC-2007
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It's worth considering the Phenom 9900 if you want to extract top performance out of your existing AMD-based system, but the upgrade path might not be a smooth one. Wait until the motherboard manufacturers iron out any BIOS issues before investing in it.
Review Date: 04-DEC-2007
RRP: $380.00
Those of you who already own an AM2-based AMD motherboard can give your PCs some added punch by upgrading to a Phenom 9600 quad-core chip. Sure, it's not as fast as an Intel Core 2-based CPU, but it's still a very decent product, which also has plenty of features that aim to reduce power consumption during idle times.
Review Date: 02-MAY-2008
RRP: $250.00
It's not going to get AMD any new users, but existing AMD platform users might benefit from the extra upgrade option. On its own, the tri-core Phenom X3 8750 is a fast CPU, but when its street price is compared against Intel's Core 2 Quad 6600 CPU, it doesn't look good at all.
Review Date: 10-APR-2008
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Its performance isn't stellar, but it doesn't consume much power and it runs almost silently. This makes the 4850e desirable for a media centre, or any PC where noise and heat issues need to be tackled.
Review Date: 25-JUN-2007
RRP: $1411.00
With a default speed of 2.93GHz, this is currently the fastest desktop quad-core CPU on the market. At its default speed, the QX6800 didn't perform much faster than the QX6700, but we were able to overclock it reliably up to 3.47GHz, where we observed much better gains in performance. It's definitely a high-end CPU for a professional, a gamer or an enthusiast user, and it has a high-end price tag to match.
Review Date: 16-JUL-2005
RRP: $400.00
As it stands, the Pentium D 2.8GHz is not much of an upgrade over existing 2.8GHz Pentium 4 CPUs, but you will get a slight benefit when multitasking. It is a relatively inexpensive dual-core CPU though, retailing around $400, although it does require a new chipset to run on.
Review Date: 19-MAR-2006
RRP: $1700.00
Intel pulled out all the stops with this processor and it certainly is a good one, but it does not do enough to knock AMD off the performance pedestal.
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