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20 Feb 2007

Clocked at 3GHz with 2MB of full speed L2 cache, the FX-64 has arrived, in the form of the Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

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		 		<h2 class="page-title">The Cat is Finally Out of the Bag - X2 6000+</h2>
		 		<h3 class="page_title">The Cat is Finally Out of the Bag - X2 6000+</h3>
<p>AMD's Athlon 64 X2 series has seen a proliferation of many new models in the last two months, bringing customers many more options to build their new system upon. Expanding both on the low and high-end scales of their successful dual-core processor series, AMD now has a vast (and confusing) lineup to fulfill almost every price point to configure a computer system. Focusing on the high-end, there have been some silent additions to the lineup such as the Athlon 64 X2 5200+ late last year, and just earlier this month, we saw speedier models such as the Athlon 64 X2 5400+ and X2 5600+. Today, AMD hits another milestone with the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ model - their first 3GHz dual-core processor (discounting the earlier launched FX-74 for the pseudo quad-core platform).</p>
<p>6000+ is an impressive sounding model number, but for all intents, the processor model numbers carry little meaning these days, but it still does a dandy job to bamboozle the less-informed. The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is equipped with 2MB of full speed L2 cache and based on the Windsor core, this 3GHz processor is essentially the rumored <a href="/view/42148" target="_blank">Athlon 64 FX-64, which we 'previewed' to readers over half a year back</a> . So yes, the FX-64 is alive and kicking finally, but with the start of the Quad FX platform, only processors for this platform bear the FX nomenclature and the stand-alone dual-core processors fall under the Athlon 64 X2 lineup - which is a good thing in our opinion to do away with the differentiated naming scheme for their fastest model.</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" width="95%" style="table-layout: auto;">
    <caption>AMD's High-end Dual-Core (Socket AM2) Processor Details</caption>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th>Processor Model / Processor Characteristics</th>
            <th style="text-align: center;">Clock Speed</th>
            <th>L2 Cache</th>
            <th>Max TDP (W)</th>
            <th>Price</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">3.0GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">89</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$464</td>
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        <tr>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 FX-62</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.8GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">125</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$713</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.8GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">89</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$326</td>
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        <tr>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.8GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">512KB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">89</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$267</td>
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            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.6GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">89</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$232</td>
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            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.6GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">512KB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">65</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$222</td>
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            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.6GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">512KB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">89</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">US$222</td>
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<p>So what crazy wattage can we expect out of the new Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor? Fear not as AMD has been fine-tuning the manufacturing process and of course tweaking the processors with various steppings along the way. The result? The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ shares the same 125W TDP as the Athlon 64 FX-62 processor. In fact, the FX-62 is now available in an 89W TDP variant which is known as the Athlon 64 X2 5600+. While we don't have the X2 5600+ at hand to try our hand to verify AMD's claims, we do have the X2 6000+, which is the highlight today and will be under close scrutiny with the FX-62 and Intel's stable of Core 2 Duo processors.</p>
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            <th>Processor Name</th>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 X2</th>
            <th>AMD Athlon 64 FX</th>
            <th>Core 2 Extreme (dual-core)</th>
            <th>Core 2 Duo</th>
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            <th>Processor Model</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">6000+</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">FX-62</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">X6800</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">E6600, E6700</td>
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            <th>Processor Frequency</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">3.0GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.8GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.93GHz</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2.40GHz, 2.67GHz</td>
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            <th>No. of Cores</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">2</td>
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            <th>Front Side Bus (MHz)</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1066</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1066</td>
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            <th>HyperTransport Bus</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1GHz (2000MT/s)</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1GHz (2000MT/s)</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">-</td>
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            <th>L1 Cache (data + instruction)</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">(64KB + 64KB) x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">(64KB + 64KB) x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">(32KB + 32KB) x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">(32KB + 32KB) x 2</td>
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        <tr>
            <th>L2 Cache</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1MB x 2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">4MB</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">4MB</td>
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        <tr>
            <th>Memory Controller</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Integrated Dual Channel (up to DDR2-800)</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Integrated Dual Channel (up to DDR2-800)</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">External Dual Channel (up to DDR2-800)</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">External Dual Channel (up to DDR2-800)</td>
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            <th>VID (V)</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1.35 - 1.40</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">1.35 - 1.40</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">0.85 - 1.3625</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">0.85 - 1.3625</td>
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        <tr>
            <th>Icc (max) (A)</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">90.4</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">90.4</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">90</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">75</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>TDP (W)</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">125</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">125</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">75</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">65</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Execute Disable Bit</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Intel EM64T / AMD64</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) / AMD Cool 'n' Quiet</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Virtualization Technology</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Yes</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Packaging</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">AM2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">AM2</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">LGA775</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">LGA775</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Process Technology</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">90nm SOI</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">90nm SOI</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">65nm</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">65nm</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Processor Codename</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Windsor</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Windsor</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Conroe</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">Conroe</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Die Size</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">230mm&sup2;</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">230mm&sup2;</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">143mm&sup2;</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">143mm&sup2;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>No. of Transistors</th>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">227.4 million</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">227.4 million</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">291 million</td>
            <td align="center" valign="middle">291 million</td>
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