Low Power Consumption AMD Athlon X2 BE Processors Reviewed

HotHardware.com takes a close look at AMD's Athlon X2 BE-2350 and BE-2300 processors. These 'Brisbane' based models are manufactured at 65nm, use the 940 Pin AM2 specs, sport a maximum power rating of 45w, and weigh in below $100, making for a cost effective processor that is cheap to buy and cheap to run. The Athlon X2 BE-2350 is clocked at 2.1GHz, the Athlon X2 BE-2300 comes clocked 200MHz slower at 1.9GHz.

"When comparing the new Athlon X2 BE-2350 to the similar Athlon X2 64 4000+ and Athlon X2 64 3800+, virtually all of the benchmark results fall within expected ranges. Power consumption and thermal testing, however, did show a significant decrease compared to both 65w processors. In actual performance, the Athlon X2 BE-2350 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ were very close with only WorldBench 5's Office XP SP-2 test recording any major difference. We also recorded a slight latency increase with respect to Memory, which may have influenced the results in the Office XP SP-2 test. As whole, however, the performance was on par with similarly equipped "Brisbane" processors while reducing power consumption and temperature under load nearly 20%." [HotHardware.com]

The advantages of these new 'Brisbane' processors are: low power requirements, low purchase price, low operating cost, and excellent overclocker. Sweet.

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