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From review sites, they all seem to top out at 4GHz on air.
Notice, I specifically mentioned consumer processors in my earlier post. $1,000+ for a server processor (particularly one that's heavily consolidated running a bunch of VMs) is pretty normal. By the way, I don't think AMD's doing too good in the server space, either. I think they lost quite a bit of market share to Intel in the last quarter. They increased market share in the mobile space, though.
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eitherway does one really notice a speed increase going from a AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ to a AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition?? Even if I don't use DDR3 (Got DDR2-1066 in my motherboard, since that's the minimum requirement if you gonna use DDR2 memory)
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Without a doubt, you'll notice.
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Even if it's an AM2/AM2+/AM3 motherboard and using DDR2 memory? I know that the difference is approx. 7% profit for DDR3.
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That depends on what you're doing. If just internet surfing or editing word documents, you'd be hard pressed to notice a difference between a Phenom II X4 and an Athlon X2 6000. Play a demanding game on PCSX2 and you'll definitely notice.