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 Doyun Won ᠌

The ability to unlock 4 cores and L3 cache makes this model an interesting choice. Its price is in the budget segment, but its potential is much greater (with a successful unlock), and it fits into AMD's flagship line. Personally, I managed to unlock the 4th core, only without the level 3 cache, when overclocked to 3.500 MHz in 3DMark06, the CPU scores 4700 points. The temperature in idle is 40 degrees, under maximum load it warms up to 65. What processor for such money will be able to show such performance - none. Conclusion: AMD's three-processor line deserves to be in a home/gaming computer.