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 Goro Takenouchi ᠌

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

A nice option for the money, one of the best deals.

I tried to unlock the 4th core, the board allows. The kernel was unlocked, but power consumption increased sharply and only the Windows desktop actually opened, and applications did not start.
Returned the settings to normal.
This cannot be called a disadvantage, because. unlocking the hidden core is only a possibility, not a guarantee.
In general, I am satisfied with the processor.

Pros

I am writing after 7 months of work. During this time, there were no blue screens and hangs too. I did not overclock, there was no need Except maybe - see the comment.

Cons