#AMD ATHLON 64 X2 SERIES OF DUAL#
#AMD ATHLON 64 X2 UPGRADE TO AMD#

Amd Athlon 64 X2 Upgrade To AMD

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ is 20.9. According to the website, my AM2 Socket (940pin) is capable of upgrading to a Dual Core, Anyone know if that site is. First of all, I have been to cpu-upgrade.com and typed in my current (CPU)-> AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.40GHz (motherboard)-> ASUS A8M2N-LA (Naos) GL6. AMD Athlon 64 3800+ cpu upgrade to AMD Athlon 64 X2.

If Intel weren't close to announcing a major overhaul to its CPU lineup in the coming months, we'd be able to provide a clearer recommendation for the Athlon 64 X2 5000+. At $696 (according to AMD's pricing per 1,000 units), the X2 5000+ has a lot of performance to offer for the price, stacking up well alongside AMD's pricier Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and FX-62 CPUs, as well as Intel's most advanced desktop chip, the Pentium Extreme Edition 965. WeaknessesAlong with last week's Athlon 64 FX-62 CPU and Socket AM2 chipset announcements, AMD introduced a more mainstream dual-core chip, the Athlon 64 X2 5000+.

Amd Athlon 64 X2 Series Of Dual

At 2.6GHz per core, it's faster than all of AMD's original X2 series of dual-core CPUs. Compared to everything else in the field right now, the X2 5000+ will serve everyone but demanding gamers well. The.Despite the impending Intel announcement, the X2 5000+ deserves merit. Work with the upgrade CPU. Limited Time Sale Easy Return. This number is calculated as a percentage of all motherboards, compatible with both original and upgrade CPUs, compared to the number of motherboards, that support the original AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+.The Product was to replace a single core older AMD Athlon 64 Socket 939 processor in my computer.

It performed so well, about the only task we don't recommend it for is extreme gaming. While we appreciate the improvement, it will really benefit you only if you're building a PC with multiple high-end graphics cards.Chipset updates aside, the real news about the X2 5000+ is its performance. Whereas on Socket 939, the highest-end X2 chip, the 4800+, required 115 watts from your power supply, the X2 5000+ (and the AM2 version of the 4800+) needs only 89 watts. Aside from the memory switch, the only other major advantage of the new platform is reduced power consumption. About all that really means is that you'll need to buy a new motherboard (Socket AM2 and Socket 939 aren't cross-compatible) and new DDR2 memory, since AM2 boards don't use DDR memory. The X2 5000+, however, is Socket AM2 only.