Athlon II X3 435 Triple Core Processor

Introduction:

With the ongoing buzz of people worrying about the economy and their own funds, the term “low budget” is becoming  used far more often. Today, we are going to be looking at AMD’s Athlon II X3 435 processor. The Athlon II X3 435 has 1.5MBs of L2 Cache per core and is a 95W (45nm) processor. It supports all the same features found in the rest of the Athlon II processors (X2, X3 and X4 alike). However, AMD’s larger aim is based on it’s price point ...

. With a amazing sub $90 price there should be no reason not to take a second look  at the new Athlon II CPUs, especially if you are on a budget.

Lets not forget about the array of testing ahead. Keep reading to see how the Athlon II X3 435 handled all the testing.

AMD’s Take:

“Do more of the things you want to in less time and enhance your digital life with the multi-core performance and energy efficiency of AMD Athlon™ II processor-based desktop systems. Combined with superior ATI Radeon™ HD graphics technology, systems based on the AMD Athlon™ II processor deliver a vivid visual experience, superior multi-tasking, and exceptional digital media performance with next-generation energy efficiency.”

Features & Benefits

Better Multi-Tasking Means Increased Office Productivity

Setting the Pace in Digital Media

Get more Power using less Power

AMD PowerNow!™ Technology (Cool’n’Quiet™ Technology)

AMD64 Technology

Enhanced Virus Protection*

AMD Athlon Processor Architecture Performance

HyperTransport™ Technology

Ready for the 64-bit future

Purchase with Confidence

Specifications:

Model Number/Core Frequency

X3 435 / 2.9GHz

Cache Size

64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core (256KB total L1 per processor)

512KB of L2 data cache per core (1.5MB total L2 per processor)

Process Technology

45-nanometer DSL SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology

HyperTransport™technology links

One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 4.0GHz full duplex (2.0GHz x2)

Total Processor-to-System Bandwidth

Up to 37.3 GB/s total bandwidth

Types of Memory

- PC2-8500 / DDR2-1066MHz

- PC3-10600 / DDR3-1333MHz**

Die Size

169.5 mm² (45nm)

Packaging

Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)

Let’s have a quick look at the breakdown of the architecture for the Athlon II

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