Review on AMD Athlon II X3 400E Energy Efficient Rana 2.2 GHz 3x512 KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 45W Triple-Core Processor for Retail - AD400EHDGIBOX by Ada Sz ᠌

Name: AMD Athlon II X3 400E Energy Efficient Rana 2.2 GHz 3x512 KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 45W Triple-Core Processor for Retail - AD400EHDGIBOX
Item: AMD Athlon II X3 400E Energy Efficient Rana 2.2 GHz 3x512 KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 45W Triple-Core Processor for Retail - AD400EHDGIBOX
Rating: 5

November 28, 2022

The quality is at the highest level, be sure to try it.

Great processor for the price. Unlike the cheaper and low-frequency 425, 435, 440, this one is available ONLY on the C3 stepping. It fit perfectly on the old ECS A780GM-A (V1.0) motherboard, it only took to download a small mule and press one button to flash the BIOS. Noticeably faster than the earlier Athlon II X2 240. Perfect for an upgrade.
PS The motherboard I have, unfortunately, is a budget one, so I can’t say anything about the unlock.

Pros

Low price; Sufficient performance for most tasks; New C3 steping and, as a result, moderate power consumption at an increased frequency, as well as memory support at DDR2-1066 frequencies; DDR3-1333Mhz

Cons