Testseek.co.uk have collected 28 expert reviews of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2 and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6GHz Socket AM2.
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Abstract: The performance of all Athlon 64 X2 5000 versions is the same. The 65-nm models are marginally slower in some benchmarks due to increased L2 cache latency. However, such a small difference is negligible and ultimately unimportant.
As an upgrade, the Athlon processors dont yet make sense. The chips themselves are expensive, and by the time youve factored in a motherboard and some extra DDR2 memory you could be looking at paying twice as much – especially if youre looking to b...
AMDs 65nm CPUs consume less power and run cooler than their predecessors, but these were never particular problems for the Athlon 64 X2. Performance against the Core 2 Duo is the issue, and the move to 65nm doesnt improve this. Our 65nm chip overcloc...
Abstract: While CPU architectures are typically available for years, AMD and Intel tend to offer improved steppings throughout a products lifecycle. We look at the history of the Athlon 64 X2 5000, complete with lab tests.
Abstract: Typical roundup materials devoted to CPU tests are normally biased towards two extremes. As a rule, on the moment of release of new chips they test and compare top-end models, while putting an emphasis at value chips in the "off-season". As regards the...
Abstract: In this article well review another two AMD Socket AM2 processors: Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Athlon 64 X2 4800+. These are rather interesting because the former has performance rating higher by 200 points due to its 2.6GHz clock rate versus 2.4GHz clock ...
Our testing showed that when gaming at high resolutions the limiting factor is not the processor, but is actually the graphics card. This was shown to be true in three out of the six games that we benchmarked. We used the ATI Radeon X1900XTX graphics...
Faster than Intels current fastest, more expensive desktop CPU; beats even AMDs more expensive FX-60 chips on some tests.
Requires new motherboard and memory; Intels new, potentially faster CPUs are right around the corner.
AMDs new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intels Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intels next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut lat...
