The big question everyone had before the AM2 processors were release was do they manage to overtake the Socket 939 boards in terms of performance? Well the answer is unfortunately no, yes it does provide high memory bandwidth, but this doesn't really increase the performance in real world tests that we have run, with some AM2 processors running against the equivalent Socket 939 chip at almost the same performance levels. But the good thing is that if you are building a new PC with upgradeability in mind, you should go with the AM2 board, it has a future in front of it and there is no real reason to go back to the older Socket 939 boards unless you have a much smaller budget. The AM2 based processors also offer much lower power consumption and are all Energy Efficient, running at much lower wattage when compared to any identical Socket 939 chip. This may not mean much to some people, but to me, I want my machines running as efficiently as possible and not only does the AM2 do that, it also runs much cooler than 939 chips do. The best example of this is that the 6000+ X2 consumes just over 100W TDP, which is much lower than an Intel Pentium D 840 that consumes a massive 130W.

The AMD processors can't touch the latest Intel ones right now in terms of performance, but energy saving is still very good as is the pricing.

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