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I’ve been disappointed in AMD lately. I used to be a hardcore AMD fan, but Intel finally won me over with their Core 2 Duo. That’s not to say that I won’t give them another chance. Today I’m taking a look at their Athlon 64 X2 6000+, their first to reach 3Ghz.
The guys over at Xbit have done a full comparison of the new 6000+ with some of the top competitors from Intel. Since many of you like to just skip to the conclusion, (I’ve been known to do it myself) I’ll sum it up for you. It can keep pace with the Core 2 Duo 6600, but for the money, you’re still better off sticking with Intel.
One of my favorite things about AMD was that they were always good for overclocking. Since the introduction of the Pentium D 805, Intel has really dominated the field. Once again, AMD fails to impress. The maximum clock frequency multiplier is locked, and you’ll only get it up to about 3.2GHz. Looks like my Core 2 Duo won’t be going anywhere soon.
AMD Conquering 3GHz: Athlon 64 X2 6000+ CPU Review [via xbit]
Okay, to the author, all of the X2 chips are clock locked. You don’t overclock the chips by raising the clock multiplier. Also this isn’t the first chip from AMD to ship at 3ghz. Nice job on the article, you really are quite the “hardcore” AMD fan and are well informed. That last part may have been sarcastic.
While AMD has released Opteron and FX chips operating at 3ghz, this is the first time they have broken it on their “mainstream” chips. Also, the other X2 chips do have their clock multipliers locked which does have an impact on their ability to be overclocked.