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Computer Related => Hardware => Hot Deals => Topic started by: Boomslang on February 13, 2006, 07:02:37 AM
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The thing is that AMD Opteron 165 is the best value dual-core AMD processor for Socket 939 platforms. However, the performance of this processor in traditional desktop applications is not as higher as we would expect it to be, according to our tests. The main reason for that is its relatively low clock frequency of 1.8GHz. Even large 2MB L2 cache cannot make up for it. This CPU falls about 5-10% behind the Athlon 64 X2 3800+, the youngest processor in the corresponding family, in most applications (except the games). As a result, the performance of our Opteron 165 processor gets very precisely described by its price: it is positioned between the Pentium D 920 and Pentium D 930.
The situation changes in games, because many games are very sensitive to large L2 cache. In other words, Opteron 165 appears a pretty decent choice for the latest gaming titles that can now take advantage of the dual-core architecture.
However, I am pretty sure that overclockers are going to love this processor. Our experiments showed that this Toledo based processor can be overclocked by about 1.5 times. Thanks to that you can have it running at frequencies close to 2.6GHz. In other words, Opteron 165 can deliver the performance of Athlon 64 FX-60 processor to enthusiasts for only $278.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/opteron-165_9.html
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Nice. Gonna have to keep that in mind.
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Nice find Boom!
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http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=16020345&search=athlon+64+fx+60
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http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2591
just fixing the link
[Edited on 2-13-2006 by JollyRoger]