AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ - Athlon 64 X2 Windsor Dual-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM2 125W Processor - ADX6000CZBOX

Pros: I built a system using this processor and a Gigabyte M59SLI-S5 board with Raid (10K drives) and Good DDR 800 Memory. I was able to overclock it to 3.22GHZ and it ran very stable. Sandra reports it Faster than a E6600 by a few Percent and less than 3% slower than a E6700 (which I own as well)and less than 12% slower than the E6800. There is no need to wait for then next processor as this one is very fast and shoudl mee thte needs of almost anyone with the exception of Hard Core Gamers. The price is excellent same as the E6600 its direct competitor and benches within a percent or two and the Memory performance of this processor is a good 30% better than the Intel Processor The Motherboards are cheaper and have more features than their Intel counterparts. AMD can now compete with Intel in the Mid-range processors.

Cons: I wish it was a 65nm processor and had 2MB per Processor instead of 1MB as this would probably put it on Par with the Intels

Overall Review: When I look at it now AMD has the X2 5400+ to go against the E6300. The X2 5600+ to go against the E6400 and the 6000+ to go against the E6600. The performance difference is very small around 5% which I think could be overcome by speending the 50-100 buck or so you save on the motherboard on a better Video card, Memory or both making the AMD system a better deal. I know Intel fans will balk at this but a 5% or less difference between the processors at the same price points make the performance argument nonexistant. The average and even many experienced users would not be able to tell the difference. Th eonly place Intel really wins is with the E6700 and UP and this is where the cost of the processor get out of wack.

Pros: It works for my ECS KA3MVP crossfire motherboard with 8 gig ram, 2 HD 2600XT video cards and Windows Vista Premium 64 bit.

Cons: I had a AMD Athlon X2 5400+ 2.8 gig that I replace with this AMD Athlon X2 6000 3.0 gig and I had less lock up before I install it. 1) the core temp runs higher. 2) this is the 2nd CPU and it still works, but I have lock up problems when using Windows XP and Windows 7RC 64 bit. All I wanted to do is speed up my computer without to overclock.

Overall Review: If it is not broke don't fit it.