Thread: AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition

AMD has introduced a new line of Athlon X2 7000 series Dual-core processors christened KUMA. This line could be considered the low end of their processors, now with the Phenom II processors. We received the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition to test, which is the most powerful among the 7000 series.

The Athlon X2 7850 BE is compatible with the AM2+ CPU socket, backward compatible with the AM2 socket but make note that this this CPU is not compatible with the AM3 socket. The KUMA architecture is based on the previous generation Phenom X4 processors, and is manufactured with 65-nm process technology with a TDP of 95 W. The specifications of the 7000 series is the same as that of the quad-core processors which means that these CPUs are actually quad cores with two cores disabled.

This processor comes with a clock speed of 2.8 GHz, 512 KB per core of L2 cache and 2 MB of shared L3 cache.

This CPU is a good performer for its price and makes great value for money. Being a Black Edition processor, its multiplier is unlocked, which makes it a good product for garners and overclockers.