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AMD Phenom II X3 710

$125.00 Released February, 2009

The Pros:Best of both worlds - more than 2 cores without the performance hit to the individual core clockspeed. Extremely affordable. Based on the latest AMD 45nm fabrication process.

The Cons:Not as good as the 720 black edition for overclocking enthusiasts. 95W TDP is the same as higher clocked X3 720 BE and X4 parts. Limited selection of available AM3 motherboards - also quite expensive.

Introduced in February 2009, the Phenom II X3 710 is a triple core processor from AMD that operates at a speed of 2.6Ghz. A step down from the Phenom II X3 720 BE - which features a clockspeed 200MHz faster per core and an unlocked CPU multiplier for overclocking enthusiasts - the X3 710 is, like its more advanced brother, a full 4-core component with one core disabled (most likely due to a manufacturing defect which left it unable to function as a higher end quad-core).

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Ideal for individuals who are interested in building a powerful budget PC which can be retrofitted in the future, or for those interested in upgrading their current AM2+/DDR2 rigs, the Phenom II X3 is built on AMDs latest 45nm fabrication process. This allows for higher stock clockspeeds and lower power consumption compared to similar pre-existing Phenom parts based on the earlier 65nm process.

Features

Speed: 3 x 2.6Ghz
Cache: 3 x 512kb of L2, 6mb of shared L3
Architecture: K10 derivative, "Heka" core - "Deneb" X4 with one disabled core
Socket: AM3
TDP: 95w

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best of both worlds - more than 2 cores without the performance hit to the individual core clockspeed
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extremely affordable
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based on the latest AMD 45nm fabrication process
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fast enough for the majority of consumers - including gamers
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high value
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compatible with both DDR2 and DDR3 memory
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highly competitive with equivalent Intel processors
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ability to be overclocked quite well
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can be used in an older AM2+ motherboard with DDR2 memory
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contains more L3 cache than the 800-series, shared between fewer, faster cores