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Athlon Socket AM2 Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the if-you-build-it-faster-they-will-come dept.

NerdMaster writes "Hardware Secrets has just posted an Athlon 64 X2 5000+ review, one of the first AMD CPUs to support the new socket AM2. It runs at 2.4 GHz, has two 512 KB L2 memory caches (one for each core) and supports DDR2 memories." However, many are still predicting an end to AMD's dominance in the market thanks to Intel's Conroe.

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  1. Intel's roadmap to the Cornroe and beyond by Ingolfke · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Cornroe will likely be released in late 2007, followed by the Beehive in early 2008, and the Mullet in late 2008. The Afro, the Bob, are secheduled for sometime in 2009 and are set to be the last chips in this architecture line. In 2010 Intel will release its next-gen processing technology codenamed, The Flock of Seagulls.

  2. Moore's law by javilon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So is Moore's law still holding?

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    When his defense asked, "Which computer has Jon Johansen trespassed upon?" the answer was: "His own."
  3. spOnge by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rig4t now. I tried,