Computer Components

Is The AMD 4400 A Great Computer Processor?

AMD Dual Processors have been continually developed and improved over the last 40 years or so. Indeed, to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of their processors, AMD released the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition. Some big promises were made by AMD about the AMD Athlon X2 7850 including:

1. the ability of this 40th anniversary AMD Dual Processor to enable you to create, share and enjoy digital media and any and all of your gadgets smoothly and quickly. At the same time this will happen with no ill-effect on the performance of your computer. In fact you won’t notice a thing.

2. the ability of this AMD Dual Processor to handle the latest and greatest digital media software including HD video and photo editing, content creation, and audio mixing.

3. unprecedented gaming experiences due to the technology of the “STARS” CPU core and the expanded bandwidth of the HyperTransport™ 3.0 program.

4. you having more control over the processor performance because of the Clock Multiplier Control and Advanced Clock Calibration in this particular AMD Dual Processor.                    

5. the user having greater performance control due to the AMD OverDrive™ software and the AMD Fusion Gaming utility which once again enhances the gaming experience.

6. Cool’n'Quiet™ 2.0 technology in this AMD Dual Processor which reduces heat and noise.

At a price of only $70 the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition delivers on affordability but does it live up to the hype?

The AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition dual processor has been compared to processors from other companies like Intel and even compared to AMD’s own products including the Athlon X2 7750. Many of these products are triple and quad core processors.

Therefore even though the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition is only a dual processor on some tests it did equal, and in some cases beat comparitive products in several areas like gaming ability. Although the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition lacks the speed of those triple and quad processors it still acquited itself well.

The AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition does have its negatives. One is the amount of time it takes to set it up. This can be a long and boring process.  Another negative is that this AMD Dual Processor does not support DDR3 program, like the Phenom II series, only the DDR2. If it had this ability then the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition would have been in a dual processor league of its own.

In conclusion this AMD Dual Processor is affordable and more than does the job for a home computer. However if you need more power due to your requirements being more than the average home computer uses then this dual processor probably will not be enough. However for the majority of average home computer users for the improvements in the AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition definitely improve the overall computing experience. This particular AMD Dual Processor is certainly a positive addition to the AMD Dual Processor range.