Dual Core Done Right : AMD’s Athlon64 X2 Processors : Review

Quote: Now that Opteron supplies are healthy, AMD is turning its attention to the enthusiast and power user markets with the Athlon64 X2. The Athlon64 X2 has been the subject of quite a few very positive reviews over the last few weeks, which has stretched out the already thin supply of chips which are currently on the market. While the chips are getting out there in small volumes, the lack of supply is keeping prices fairly high, an unfortunate negative side effect, especially considering AMD's Athlon64 X2 chips are already more expensive compared to their Pentium-D dual-core counterparts. However, the Athlon64 X2 does have one great thing going for it, in that owners of current Socket-939 Athlon64 systems can simply upgrade their motherboard BIOS in order to support dual-core Athlon64 X2 processors. We've seen a lot of Athlon64 fans thus far waiting for the chips to hit the market in order to upgrade their current machines for dual-core operation. In comparison, Intel's dual-core processors require an entirely new motherboard purchase, since only the newest 945/955/nForce4 Intel Edition chipsets are able to support dual-core processors.

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