At the moment, the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition is not yet listed in any European online shops. We expect it to pop up any day, though.
According to AMD, online shops should have the processors in stock by the end of October for around €125. However, we expect prices to be no higher than €110, based on the current exchange rate for the US Dollar. The Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition is already available in the US for €129.99. Our past experience has shown that this is a good indicator for the European market.
A look at current prices for AMD and Intel processors:
We can see that the 5000+ Black Edition will cost about €30 less than the E6550. The unlocked multiplier comes with a mark-up of about €14 compared to the standard 5000+, which is also available using the G2 stepping.
- Introduction
- A Detailed look at the Black edition
- 3.10 GHz at Stock Voltage
- 3.20 GHz at 1.400 V
- 3.30 GHz at 1.450 V
- End of the line at 3.40 GHz
- Only 75 Watts at 3.10 GHz
- Performance Boost of up to 18.5 %
- Almost as fast as the E6550 and the 6000+
- Faster than the E65500 and the 6000+
- Comparing Prices
- Compatible Boards Starting at €40
- Test Setup
- Software Configuration
- Benchmarks and Settings
- 3D-Games: Quake 4, Warhammer
- 3D-Games: Supreme Commander, Serious Sam 2
- 3D-Rendering: Cinema 4D, 3D-Studio Max
- Applications: AVG, WinRAR
- Applications: Vista Experience Index
- Applications: Photoshop, PDF
- Applications: Deep Fritz
- Audio Encoding: iTunes, Lame
- Synthetic: Sandra CPU
- Synthetic: Sandra Memory
- Synthetic: Sandra Multimedia
- Synthetic: PC-Mark
- Synthetic: 3D-Mark
- Video Encoding: Xvid, Pinnacle Studio
- Video Encoding: Premiere, Mainconcept
- Video Encoding: HDTV, DivX
- Video Encoding: CloneDVD
- AMD’s Promotional Posters for the Black Edition
- Conclusion – An Ideal Upgrade CPU
