AMD Athlon II X3 435 AM3 Processor Review

Thu 2009-10-29 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

eTeknix and X-bit labs have reviewed the new budget-oriented AMD Athlon II X3 435, a triple-core AM2 processor clocked at 2.9Ghz.

Let's see what they had to say:

eTeknix:

"AMD have shown us all that they are still very much a market leader for lightning fast products, whilst maintaning a tasty price tag and keeping EXTREMELY cool. Also with rumours of the ability to unlock a 4th core surrounding chat rooms, blogs and forums, this could be one very very worthwhile purchase. That’s why i’m giving it 5 out of 5 stars."

Click here to read the full review.
X-bit labs:

"So, Athlon II X3 processors look like a very good and, most importantly, timely solution, which we have every right to recommend to those users who work with resource-hungry software applications and value the advantages of multi-core architectures. Of course, new triple-core processors have a few drawbacks. They have relatively high power consumption and in some applications run even slower than the dual-core Intel CPUs with the same price point. But keeping in mind the uniqueness of Athlon II X3 CPUs, we can overlook these issues, especially since the new triple-core processors do boast a few hidden advantages, too. For example, they overclock very well and in some cases even allow unlocking the fourth core. In other words, Athlon II X3 is a great CPU for economical enthusiasts."

Click here to read the full review.

This is a nice budget processor, but I still think that it's worth spending $10-15 more on the quad-core Athlon II X4 620, or even trying to unlock the additional cores on a Phenom II X2 545 or 550, both of which feature 6MB of L3 cache.

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