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Out of thousands of reviews for 129 products, over 900 people recommended Processors specifically for Amd . These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V Processor $140 - $275 Compare Prices
  • Performs Well
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Processor Features: Dual Core,Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
92 People Recommend
"i am a big amd fan, i still have a socket 939 and a 4000+ processor, but this of course kicks the pants off it.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i changed my amd x2 4200+ platform with this cpu, this processor is fast, really fast!…"

- Amazon.com User

"i have an amd 6000+ 3.0 ghz in another system and this 2.66 intel smokes it!…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz
Intel Processor, Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB (BX80557E6550SLA9X) $176 - $230 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Processor Features: Dual Core,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
29 People Recommend
"this is my third dual-core processor installation, and the least i can say is that it runs way faster than my amd x2 3800+.…"

- Newegg.com User

"wow it is a great preformer i have alway bougth amd…"

- Newegg.com User

"ran superpi and managed to estimate pi out to 1 million digits in 20 seconds, compared to the 40ish seconds it took my athlon 3700+.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 / 2 GHz processor Compare Prices
  • Type: Pentium
  • Released 1 year ago
25 People Recommend
"i upgrade my pc from athlon 2400+ then it was better performance than i expected.…"

- Mwave.com User

"it would also serve well in an office pc, but i'd probably look more towards amd cpus for that use due to their lower prices.…"

- Mwave.com User

"summary: after being a strong amd supporter for years, this was my first intel processor purchase since the original celeron 300a.…"

- Mwave.com User


No 4 Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 BX80557E4500SLA95
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500Processor (BX80557E4500SLA95) $93 - $131 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Duo
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
17 People Recommend
"but remeber it is only an 800 fsb so don't be to hard on this litle guy for the money i'm really impressed no hang ups at all just fly's right along as fast as my amd 60 that cost alot more last…"

- DUALCHANNELMAN at Newegg.com

"i had a amd fx 60 and had it at 2.8 ghz and it performed better than this easly, however it cost four times more!…"

- N/A at Newegg.com

"other thoughts: i'm a lifelong amd user and never thought intel would make a processor that was dollar for dollar as good or better than amd.…"

- mikey at Newegg.com


No 5 AMD K6-2
AMD K6-2, 300 MHz (X1131A3750075) Processor Board $139 Compare Prices
  • Type: K6-2
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"well just got my today and it is awesome, used this to replace my amd sempron and wow is it fast great buy must have cpu for people on a budget…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"so far all the amd athlon x2's have kicked but as far as i am concerned.…"

- Compusa.com User

"i am an amd guy i love amd, got this beast running with my asus m2n-sli mobo, its sweet.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 6 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800, 2.93 GHz X6800 (BX80562QX6800) Boxed Processor $998 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Extreme
  • Processor Features: E,Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"however if you are going to spend $1000 for a chip i would have to say the amd opteron smokes this thing.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"i already own qx6700 but now i want to wait till amd introduces their "true quad cores." i so hope that they kill the competition so people like me and you can buy intel's awsome chips for less.…"

- Newegg.com User

"however if you are going to spend $1000 for a chip i would have to say the amd opteron smokes this thing. …"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 7 Intel Celeron 420 1.60GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Socket 775 Plus $25 off
Intel Celeron 420 1.60GHz Processor  1.60GHz  800MHz FSB  512KB L2  Socket 775 Plus $25 off w/ ... ( $35 Compare Prices
  • Type: Celeron
  • Processor Features: Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
4 People Recommend
"i have always been an amd guy but i think the conroe-l blows the sempron right out of the water.…"

- Newegg.com User

"amd value chips all have some sort of speed step like function. …"

- Newegg.com User

"i have always been an amd guy but i think the conroe-l blows the sempron right out of the water. …"

- Newegg.com User


No 8 AMD Opteron 180
AMD Opteron 180, 2.4 GHz (OSA180DAA6CD) Processor $170 - $184 Compare Prices
  • Type: Opteron
  • Processor Features: HyperTransport technology
  • Socket 939
  • Released 8 months ago
2 People Recommend
"i am an amd guy i love amd, got this beast running with my asus m2n-sli mobo, its sweet.…"

- Compusa.com User

"i bought this cpu in a combo with an ecs amd6900gm-m2 socket am2 mobo for $109.99 (check out my mobo review).…"

- Compusa.com User

"i bought this cpu in a combo with an ecs amd6900gm-m2 socket am2 mobo for $109.99 (check out my mobo review). …"

- Compusa.com User


No 9 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3 GHz Q36850
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 3 GHz Q36850 (BX80562QX6850) Retail Processor $450 - $1,145 Compare Prices
  • Type: Core 2 Extreme
  • Processor Features: E,Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Virtualization Technology
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"this processor leaves amd chips in the dust, they aren't able to compete right now with the core 2 chips, and it may well lead to the end of their business.…"

- Mwave.com User

"hopefully amd will win the next round and will not become as much of a sell out.…"

- Amazon.com User

"and i'm an amd man lol…"

- Tigerdirect.com User


No 10 upgrade 2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218
Processor upgrade  2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218 / 2.6 GHz  Socket F (1207)  L2 2 MB ( 2... $45 - $64 Compare Prices
  • Type: Celeron
  • Processor Features: Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Execute Disable Bit,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Intel Thermal Monitor 2
  • Socket LGA775
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"for the same price you can get a low voltage athlon 64 x2 4000+ brisbane 2.1ghz. …"

- Newegg.com User

"c'mon amd, we need some real competition to make 45nm affordable.…"

- Newegg.com User

"a huge improvement over my athlon xp 1.5 ghz. …"

- Newegg.com User


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