AMD Athlon II 7850 Black Edition AM2+ CPU Review

ajmatson - April 27, 2009
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Model Number:	Athlon X2 7850
Clock Frequency:	2.8GHz
Max TDP:	95 watts
Cache Size:	L1 Cache 64K (each for Instruction + Data) L2 Cache: 512KB per core L3 Cache: 2MB Shared L3
Process Technology:	65-nanometer SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
HyperTransport Technology Links:	One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 3.6GHz full duplex (1.8GHz x2)
Memory:	Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller with speeds: Up to 1.8GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
Types of Memory:	support unregistered DIMMs up to PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066MHz)
Die Size:	65nm = 285mm
Transistors	65nm = 450million
Packaging:	Socket AM2+ / 940-pin organic micro Pin Grid Array (micro-PGA)

Features:

True multi-core processing enables better multitasking so users can run more applications and do more in less time.
Direct Connect Architecture delivers leading-edge PC system performance.
Integrated memory controller supporting DDR2 memory.
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides incredible system agility for improved 3D graphics performance.
AMD Balanced Smart Cache supports a better multi-tasking and multi-threaded experience.
AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator to improve digital media and 3D gaming experiences.
AMD Memory Optimizer Technology helps improve performance of multi-threaded software.
AMD Digital Media Xpress™ 2.0 delivers sharper and more life-like 3D graphics.
AMD Virtualization™ with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently.
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ 3.0 technology enables cooler and quieter platform designs by providing extremely efficient performance and energy usage.