Yesterday morning, AMD announced what is probably its final member of the K8 family. The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is AMD's first socket AM2 processor to break through the 3GHz barrier. In the wake of AMD's latest round of price cuts, the X2 6000+ has an attractive price, but does that make it a good buy?

"AMD is now fairly competitive with Intel after its recent price cuts, but this last addition to the K8 family doesn’t send the ageing architecture out with a bang. That’s not to say it’s a particularly bad processor, it’s just not as good as what the competition has on offer. The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ shines in some areas, but overall it is a slower and more power hungry processor than what Intel is offering for around £30 more than AMD's £300 asking price."



Link: Bit Tech