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AMD Athlon II X4 620 Pro Reviews

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bjorn3d‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Quadcore. $100. These two things pretty much sum up what the AMD Athlon II X4 620 is all about. Four cores of processing power for $100. Although the 620 is missing the L3 cache that its big brother the Phenom II comes with, the performance that you get right out of the box is amazing. Bump up the FSB and maybe even give a little more voltage to the CPU and the results are even better. AMD has stated that this processor was designed for the mainstream segment, but we have no doubts that this chip will can begin to hang with the big boys with the right combination of parts. Add to the fact that the X4 620 doesn't pump out ridiculous amounts of heat, even when overclocked, and you are well on your way to a budget build that won't leave you sweating.

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Nov 03, 2009

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pcstats‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The reality for today is that the Athlon II X4 620 is unbeatable at $107 CDN ($99 USD, £60 GBP), and it can already be found at certain e-tailers. While not the fastest chip in the stable by any means, those of you on a tight budget should give it, and by extension AMD's 785G platform serious consideration.

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Sep 23, 2009

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Fudzilla‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Regardless of the high energy consumption we feel that the 620 deserves our Top Value Award. We have shown how to lower the VCore and get the same or better performance so this CPU becomes even more attractive.

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Sep 22, 2009

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

An amazingly cheap quad-core processor, but its small cache means it's not an all-rounder.

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Nov 18, 2009

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www.pcper.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Athlon II X4 is not going to blow socks off, and it will not cause a revolution in the computer industry. What will do is provide a very modestly priced quad core system with good performance across most applications.

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Sep 15, 2009

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HEXUS‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The 2.6GHz-clocked '620's performance is partially castrated by the removal of 6MB of L3 cache when compared with full-fat Phenom II X4s. The lack of on-chip L3 cache, however, makes the chips significantly cheaper to produce for AMD, evinced by the projected street price, yet performance is still comparatively strong when evaluated over a broad range of benchmarks and compared against the more-expensive Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200.

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Sep 16, 2009

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TechSpot‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Overall we are impressed with the level of value that the new Athlon II X4 620 presents budget builders with. Priced at just $100 makes it possible to pick up this quad-core processor, along with an AM2+ motherboard and 4GB of DDR2 memory, for roughly $200 - which I don't need to tell you is a steal. AMD may not be doing terribly well higher up the scale, but for now they are delivering some very capable processors at truly competitive prices.

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Sep 16, 2009

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HardwareZone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Compared to Intel's cheapest quad-core, the Q8200, we found the two Athlon II X4s to be very competitive, especially when it comes to the more intensive video and 3D applications that one usually recommends a quad-core processor for. Not only do they get the nod from us for its performance and price, their idle power draw is commendable; although full-load power draw have room for improvement yet.

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Dec 05, 2009

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

It's remarkable how much multi-threaded zing you can buy for £60-odd. As a tool for encoding video on the cheap, for example, the Athlon II X4 620 is a winner. Crank up the clocks at it will even do a passable job as a gaming chip. At this price point, frankly, not a lot. But strictly speaking, the limited cache memory and modest stock clockspeed do hammer the 620's performance in games. In fact, any software that demands a lot of pulling power from a single core is going to chug a little on this cut-price quad.

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Sep 07, 2010

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Tom's Hardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

From a bang-per-buck perspective, the X4 620 is a smart move that brings quad-core performance into the low-end.

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Sep 16, 2009

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tweaktown‘s review Edit Like Unlike

AMD Athlon II is a cheap overclocking CPU that really isn't worth it at stock, the real gem of this CPU is the ability to overclock. If you're going to stick only to stock clock speeds go with the Phenom II, but for overclocking take the Athlon II and clock it through the roof.

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Sep 16, 2009

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computershopper‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The first quad-core processor priced at under $100, the Athlon II X4 620 offers snappy, if not record-setting, performance at a bargain-basement price. It's an excellent pick for budget-strapped PC builders and upgraders.

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Sep, 2009

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bit-tech‘s review Edit Like Unlike

It's evidently a case of big wins or huge loses for the Athlon II X4 620. To benefit from this cheap quad core you need to use a very specific multi-threaded program that issues its threads to work on tasks independently of the other cores. If the OS is left to predominantly handle workload dispatching, then inter-core snooping occurs, and the lack of L3 cache cripples performance, transforming an excellent CPU to a dreadful one.

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Oct 26, 2009

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techPowerUp!‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Performance-wise Athlon II X4 620 is not the fastest processor, it's not the most energy efficient either, although it has the potential. It's not the best choice for gamers or overclockers, but you could never say it's slow either. So what is it? It's cheap, it's cool, it has four cores and it can produce average to good performance in everything you can throw at it. And most importantly, it beats the crap out of competition in the same price segment, including AMD's own Phenom II X2 processors.

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Oct 05, 2009

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hardwaresecrets‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In most scenarios Athlon II X4 620 was faster than an Intel-based system on the same price range (Pentium E6300). The only important exception was on Photoshop CS4, where Pentium E6300 was 24% faster than Athlon II X4 620, and file compression with WinRAR, where both CPUs achieved the same performance.

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Oct 06, 2009

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