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Compared to Phenom II the Athlon 7850 may not be amazing but for the price, around $70, the only thing Intel has that it competes with is the E5200 which it easily outclasses. Power consumption is a little high for two cores but that is the older Pheno...
Inexpensive; easily overclockable; provides enough CPU muscle to run today’s games (with the help of a good graphics card)
Just a minor speed bump over the Athlon X2 7750 Black Edition
The 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition is a capable budget processor for everyday tasks, and even high-end gaming when paired with a powerful graphics card. But the older 65nm manufacturing process is beginning to show its age. ...
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Published: 2009-04-29, Author: Darren , review by: engadget.com
Abstract: AMD already showed us yesterday what kind of graphical prowess could be crammed into a sub-$100 GPU, and today it's attempting to pull the same kind of stunt on the CPU front. The Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition -- a 2.8GHz chip with 2MB of L3 cache and load...
Great Price/Performance, 2MB L3 cache, Works with older chipsets
Needs SB750 to get good overclock
Lately AMD has really been pushing for more competitive pricing in the lower end market. Many consider the AMD platform to be the most flexible platform to date. With its ability to run either DDR2 or 3, and expandability for AMDs future CPUs, AMD h...
The release of the Athlon X2 7850BE, or for that manner any fast dual-core processor is as always a much welcomed one. Reality is that the 7850BE is tiny small step forward compared to the 7750BE. The good thing is, the price remains the same and that...
The performance of the 7850 Black Edition is unsurprisingly underwhelming compared to the 7750 Black Edition we looked at just four months ago. For a 100MHz speed bump, it offers no additional overclocking headroom because it's still the same 65nm B3 c...
Very competitively priced, Increased performance for the dual core sector, Supports DDR2 up to 1066Mhz...
Low overclocking headroom, No DDR3 support...
So what have we seen during these tests? While the AMD Athlon X2 7850 might not be as fast as the triple and quad core processors in raw power, it does hold its own - beating out the Athlon X2 7750 in the majority of the tests, as well as the Intel Co...
Dual Core, Price, Unlocked Multiplier for Overclocking,
Can be a tad unstable under extreme conditions even in stock clock speeds,
I am very satisfied with the results of this inexpensive processor. You can't beat the overclocking capabilities of this special edition dual core Athlon, especially when it sells for a sticker price of $69. With times being so tough right now and t...
Excellent price/performance ratio, AM2 & DDR21066 support, Unlocked multiplier, 3MB of total cache,
95W TDP
While the Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition didn't top our performance charts, it did put up a decent fight. It's more than sufficient for a typical home or office PC, and will even function well in a gaming PC. More demanding users, though, may want t...
The Athlon X2 7850 is a decent processor that is able to power even the latest games. However, when it is coupled with a GTX 260, in some cases it is not fast enough and the system is bottlenecked. I am sure that with an HD4850 or a GTS 250 it will be...
