AMD Phenom 9600 Processor

Posted by: Daniel Gonzales on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

AMD Phenom 9600 Processor Do you remember the year 1999 when AMD released the first ever Athlon-branded processor? No offense to the older K6-2 models but in the minds of a lot of people, the Athlon which was part of the AMD K7 family, was the processor that launched AMD to the next level. The Athlon displayed a level of performance that matched the power of its competitors.

Now, thanks to Athlon’s combination of reliability, speed and affordability, AMD is able to steal some of its competitor’s thunder once again. The company that has earned the trust of millions of users has released another great CPU. The AMD Phenom 9600 Processor is exactly as its name implies: it is a phenomenal processor that can provide your PC with the power it needs to run programs effectively.

True Core Quad Core Processing Power

The Phenom is the first ever native quadcore CPU, which means all of its four cores are placed on the same physical die. This new CPU architecture lets its four cores share a unified L3 cache simultaneously, instead of having to traffic data from core to core across an FSB.

AMD Phenom X4 9600 Quad 2.30GHz Retail Built using the dependable 65-nanometer manufacturing technology, the processor is able to reach clock speeds of around 2.30 GHz. That rate of speed allows the processor to quickly transfer data from component to component. Similarly, AMD‘s processors have high thresholds for overclocking, which means those who like to tinker around and increase clock speeds for an extra ounce of performance will have a field day with the AMD Phenom 9600.

Like other Socket-AM2 processors, the AMD Phenom 9600 boasts fast DDR2 memory for data access times that are greater than before. Combined with a large 4 MB cache size and a front side bus that runs at a speed of 1800 MHz, accomplishing more with business productivity software, digital media editing suites, or imaging and modeling software is possible. Playing the latest high-definition games is also an incredible experience with the superb processing power that the AMD Phenom 9600 delivers.

As expected, this processor really shines in a multi-tasking and parallel computing environment. Even if multiple programs were opened and used all at once, the AMD Phenom 9600 Processor shows no signs of slowing down. Power users have a definite need to use several applications simultaneously, and without a processor that’s as powerful as the AMD Phenom 9600, multi-tasking simply wouldn’t be as smooth and easy.

Aside from the sheer numbers mentioned above, the AMD Phenom 9600 features several technologies that allow for increased computing efficiency and performance. This includes HyperTransport 3.0 technology, Cool’n’Quiet technology and AMD Digital Media XPress 2.0 technology. All these innovations work together to produce higher levels of performance and lower rates of energy consumption.

All in all, you really can’t go wrong with the AMD Phenom 9600 Processor. It offers all the benefits of a true quad-core processor at a very affordable price. Look no further for extreme performance and multi-tasking capabilities.