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AMD Athlon X2 7850 in Processors
Verdict
A sensible reuse of the old Phenom design, but it's neither fast nor stunningly cheap.
Review Date: 1 May 2009
Price when reviewed: £50 (£58 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Athlon X2 7850 |
| Review Date | 1 May 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £50 |
| Price inc VAT | £58 |
| Overall rating |
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Cores (number of) | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.80GHz |
| L2 cache size (total) | 1.0MB |
| L3 cache size (total) | 2MB |
| Thermal design power | 95W |
| Fab process | 65nm |
| Virtualisation features |
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| HyperTransport frequency | 2MHz |
| Clock-unlocked? |
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| Performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Overall application benchmark score | 1.30 |
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