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The Phenom II X4 810 (2.6GHz X4) is a great AM3 Quad core that features 4 cores operating at up to 2.60GHz per core through a 4000MHz Bus Speed (4000MT/s out of 5200MT/s), a 2Mb L2, 4Mb L3 Cache buffer, and has low power consumption features (95W) for an AM2+/AM3 platform motherboard. From a price for performance ratio standpoint, AMD still provides superior performance based on how much money you'll have to pay out (for the performance you'll receive). As of now, the AMD Phenom II X4 810, albeit being a lower end AMD Deneb Quad Core, outperforms all of the previous AMD Phenom X4 (AM2+) Quad Core Agena CPUs such as the Phenom 9500, Phenom 9550, Phenom 9600, Phenom 9650, Phenom 9750, Phenom 9850 & Phenom 9950. Plus it will hands down --- no 2 ways about it -- outperform and beat the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 LGA775 SLACR at stock speeds of 2.40GHz. Intel's Core 2 Quad Q6600 SLACR LGA775 processor still commands a relatively hefty price tag at $95-$130 as a used CPU, but AMD's certainly made many gains with their Phenom II X4 line of CPUs to put Intel back in check. Is it fair to compare the older Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 SLACR versus the somewhat newer AMD Phenom II X4 810? Sure. Why, not? CPU Benchmarks -- Passmark 2011: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 LGA775 (2.40GHz, 6Mb L2, 1066MHz FSB) --- Average CPU Mark: 2,983 AMD Phenom II X4 810 (2.60GHz, 2Mb L2 + 4Mb L3, 4000MHz Effective Bus speed) --- Average CPU Mark: 3,130 There has to be a frame of reference to give perspective on what AMD's trying to do: offering a budget performing processor that won't kill your wallet or wipe out your bank account. As of now, the AMD Phenom II X4 810 has a going rate of $49 to $60 for a used processor -- that's a price one can live with. Yes, there are faster AMD Phenom II X4 Deneb and Zosma Quad cores (most 125W), but the Phenom II X4 810 is nice because of its lower thermal design power of 95W. The Phenom II X4 besides requiring less power also doesn't require a behemoth of an AMD Heatsink/fan to adequately cool the processor...a low profile standard AMD Sleeve cooler that mounts easily enough on clips on both sides of the AMD retention bracket will suffice. AMD does have the AMD Phenom II X6 AM3 Hexacore CPUs out as of now -- 95W and 125W - Thuban Hexacores such as the Phenom II X6 1035T, 1045T, 1055T, 1065T, 1075T, 1090T and 1100T -- all of which are faster than the Phenom II X4 810... and AMD does have the newer AMD FX "Bulldozer" AM3+ 6 and 8 Core CPUs as well that are even faster, but the Deneb Quad Core is still a rock solid stable performing, tried and true CPU...but now how many cores are enough: 2, 4, 6, 8? 4 Cores are usually more than ample for the average PC user. If you need 6 or 8 cores, you fall into another bracket: the high end user or gamer category. Intel's newest platform the SandyBridge-E LGA2011 and Intel Core i7-3960X CPU -- no one will argue that the Intel Core i7-3960X is slow (far from it), but how about the $1,049 price tag for the i7-3960X CPU alone? Worth it? If you can afford it & demand Extreme performance, it is. The i7-3960X has almost twice the output in performance over AMD's top CPU offering - the AMD FX-8150 8-Core but AMD's FX-8150 AM3+ Zambezi (3.6GHz) 8-Core processor with a $269 price tag seems a lot easier to stomach. I bought the Phenom II X4 810 CPU as a test CPU to run tests & diagnostics on AM3 motherboards, but this CPU is a nice Quad Core for the do it all at once multi-tasker in all of us.Read full review
I upgraded from an X2 240, this CPU is much faster. Low TDP, very clean.
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works the way it should.
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But to be fair, I did OC it about 15%. Could be my fault that it died so quickly, but it was also used. I didn't plan on keeping it forever anyways.
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Gave my old rig a third life!
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