Thread: Two 3-core CPU

Still eke out the processors with three cores a niche - wrongly, as we have already stated in the past. Because they are out of necessity out-born three-core variants of the name now only comparable due to their older predecessors. Otherwise, they are much more effective and above all access to where it most of the customers most interested in the price.

With minimal additional cost compared to dual core processors, which still represent the bulk of the market, they are on paper a real credible alternative.

To make this assertion again hard facts aside, we have concerned us for today's test, the current fastest model with three cores, the Phenom X3 450th This Ran abased processor provides 3.2 GHz per core L2 cache of 512 Kbytes and is produced in the current C3-stepping. The TDP is still at 95 watts.

In trade for some time is also the Phenom X3 740 Black Edition, which is manufactured in-Stepping C2 clock of 3.0 GHz and remains on the support of 6 MByte L3 cache can rely on one. Our demand for AMD processors after this showed that the CPU is not for the retail trade model is originally conceived.

The statement that it is in the last few months is a pure OEM model involved, AMD also underscores the fact that the CPU on both the official site and in the current, freely available technical documents on the desktop processors is not performed. Since the only difference from the model 720 BE but a full step of the multiplier is, we have this model with our proven three-core processor simulated.

The Phenom X3 740 Black Edition is yet nearing retirement. It is therefore not out in official documents and price lists, it will simply slowly disappear from the market, there are currently sold off the rest of the larger stocks.