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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)

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  • Frequency: 4.0 ghz precision boost
  • 6 cores/12 threads unlocked
  • Cache: 3 mb/16 mb (l2/l3); Maximum system memory speed: 2667mhz
  • Socket type: am4; System memory type: DDR4
  • Extended frequency range (xfr); Max temperature: 95°celsius
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    3 mb - 16 mb cache - 64-bit processing - 4 ghz overclocking speed - 14 nm - 95 w. Frequency: 4.0 ghz precision boost. 6 cores/12 threads unlocked.

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    Customers are satisfied with the performance of the processor. They mention that it performs extremely well, is incredibly efficient, and is great for multitasking and workstation needs. Some say that it handles VR beautifully in combination with their ROG. Overall, most are happy with the product's performance and recommend it to others.

    "Excellent processor with a great price. Better than some high end intel processors...." Read more

    "...Ryzen Processors scale very well with RAM speeds, both MHz and timings...." Read more

    "...It works extremely well and handles VR beautifully in combination with my ROG Strix 6GB GTX 1060 graphics card, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an SSD...." Read more

    "...I have raised my initial 3-star review to 5-stars. The CPU runs cool at stock speed while providing perfectly acceptable performance...." Read more

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    Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer processor. They mention that it is a really nice CPU, great for gamers and people who do heavy workloads on their computer. It is good for a budget pc build and can handle playing PUBG and other AAA games. It's the perfect choice for gamers.

    "Excellent processor with a great price. Better than some high end intel processors...." Read more

    "...Not only is the 1600 model cheaper but it comes with a decent-looking CPU cooler you can use until you get something more capable of getting..." Read more

    "...It overclocks like a beast, too...." Read more

    "The new Ryzen architecture is great! I'll admit to being an AMD fanboy, no shame...." Read more

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    Customers appreciate the value of the computer processor. They say it has great price to performance, and is the best budget cpu for gaming.

    "Excellent processor with a great price. Better than some high end intel processors...." Read more

    "...Great value, worked out of the box, really fast, max FPS on a G-Sync monitor on all games...." Read more

    "Amazing processor for the price, arguably the best value for a processor ever released. Where else can you get 6 cores at 4.0 Ghz for $230?..." Read more

    "...product a 3 star rating because it is a very fast processor and good value for money...." Read more

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    Customers are satisfied with the versatility of the computer processor. They mention that it is able to process for games and plenty for multi-thread jobs. They also appreciate the funastic multi-core performance, and the ability to handle anything and everything.

    "...It's a great CPU and works well with my 1080ti. Able to handle all my gaming and video rendering demands with ease...." Read more

    "Handles anything and everything and can render a HD video at 60fps of the highest quality in a matter of a few minutes...." Read more

    "...XFR is great, for the way many games are coded. Box was funny...." Read more

    "...i mean the multitasking is crazy and the very little video editing i did was fast...." Read more

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    Customers find the installation of the computer processor to be easy. They mention that it works perfectly from the very first boot, and that there is no need for a BIOS update.

    "...I overclocked mine just because it was very simple to do. AGESA updates have done wonders for user experience...." Read more

    "...Installation was a breeze and it worked perfectly from the very first boot...." Read more

    "...Installation was easy as always and everything ran and worked amazingly. Overclocking is fairly simple if you use AMD's Ryzen Master utility...." Read more

    "Super easy to install no bios update needed(asrock b350 pro) (it’s not rocket science!)..." Read more

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    Customers are satisfied with the computer processor's efficiency. They mention that it is more than enough power for the average gamer and light content creator. The CPU draws less power, produces less heat, and has a much higher thermal design. It is also powerful enough to blow the socks off of their old FX-8350.

    "...It draws less power, produces less heat, and has a much higher thermal ceiling (95 degrees Celsius) than the old Bulldozer core did...." Read more

    "Amazing CPU with tons of power for games and multi-threaded processing.Has great overclocking potential...." Read more

    "This is more than enough power for the average gamer/light content creator (streamers and such), 6 cores and 12 logical threads, it can shred just..." Read more

    "...Its fast, it doesn't guzzle power even when overclocked, and of course it overclocks exceptionally well." Read more

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    Customers are happy with the threads of the computer processor. They mention that it has a blazing fast 6 core processor with hyper threading.

    "Blazing fast, 12 threads means it's really dang hard to max this beast out...." Read more

    "...The 12 threads are a blessing when compiling under Linux, and also while using video encoding software such as x265 and x264." Read more

    "6 core processor with hyper threading and a good clock speed...." Read more

    "...Just make sure you buy a cooler to go with it! Love that it comes with 6 cores!" Read more

    27 customers mention10 positive17 negative

    Customers are mixed about the cooling of the computer processor. Some mention that it runs cool, has a much higher thermal ceiling, and rarely goes over 55 °C under load. However, others say that it doesn't come with a heat sink or cooling fan.

    "...passes Passmark and CPU-Z's benchmarks and Valley, but gets too hot in Prime95. (it runs at 4.3GHz with only 1.45v)" Read more

    "...It draws less power, produces less heat, and has a much higher thermal ceiling (95 degrees Celsius) than the old Bulldozer core did...." Read more

    "Does not come with any heatsink.Default VCORE set at 1.375 at 3.6Ghz with boost enabled...." Read more

    "...The chip also runs very cool, rarely going over 55c under load. Overall I'm extremely happy with my purchase." Read more

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    I would give this a higher rating but the CPU arrived with bent 3 pins making it impossible to install until the pins were straightened..Straightening the pins is a very delicate process and (for me) required use of a magnifying glass because I'm getting older and the pins are just so small. I believe I successfully straightened them but until I complete the build process and power it up I cannot tell if it worked or not. I've been building computers since the early 80's so I know the bent pins were bent before I ever opened the package because they were on the inner row, where you would NEVER place your fingers while handling during opening the package or installing itWill revisit this review to make appropriate rating change.UPDATED 01/29/2018I have raised my initial 3-star review to 5-stars. The CPU runs cool at stock speed while providing perfectly acceptable performance. It overclocks like a beast, too. Currently running at 4GHz and I know it will boot up and run stable at 4.3GHz until it gets too hot in Prime 95 due to my use of an AIO cooler with a thin radiator instead of a nice, fat 360mm or 480mm Rad and custom loop.I'm confident that, with proper cooling, 4.3GHz would be 24/7 stable. It already passes Passmark and CPU-Z's benchmarks and Valley, but gets too hot in Prime95. (it runs at 4.3GHz with only 1.45v)
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    Roberto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great deal!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2017
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    Excellent processor with a great price. Better than some high end intel processors. The only issues are with the motherboards since the platform is so new, it will just be a matter of patience and learning. If you already have a good cpu cooler go for the R5 1600x if you don't than get the R5 1600. A lot of reviewers have said that people should get the 1600 instead of the 1600x because it comes with a cooler and because you can overclock it to similar speeds. Parts of that statement are true, such as being a better value because of the cooler. Where I don't agree is in the fact that you can overclock it. As I said, the motherboards are all still pretty new and not everyone is able to achieve the same clock speeds as well as the same ram speed due to the fairly new BIOSs. If you want a faster processor without having to deal with the overclocking and already have a good cooler, buy the R5 1600x. If you are willing to experiment with the bios and deal with overclocking issues or wait for better motherboards than get the R5 1600. Some people might ask, is better than the I5 7600k? The answer depends on what you want. If all you want is to play games at its highest performance and not have anything else open (such as browser tabs and other programs) then by all means get the I5. That was a joke. Although the i5 gets a few more fps on average, the lack of cores restricts you from doing anything else while gaming. Meanwhile with the R5 1600x you will be getting 3-5 fps less than with intel but you will be able to do more at once without having to stress the processor so much. Another thing to keep in mind is that to use a intel K chip you need to buy a more expensive motherboard to overclock it, meanwhile with amd you can overclock the chip (although the process is a little more tidious) with almost every motherboard that's being sold today. In terms of price this is a better value than i5 and i7. And in terms of performance it is on par with both the i5 and i7.
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    WilNaDon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pair it with the right ram to unlock it's true potential
    Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
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    Pros: Powerful enough to blow the socks off of my old FX-8350, both in single core and in multitasking. It draws less power, produces less heat, and has a much higher thermal ceiling (95 degrees Celsius) than the old Bulldozer core did. This was not a small incremental upgrade. This was a HUGE upgrade and for the price I can't say enough good things about this processor line. And to think...this is just the first iteration of Zen processors! I wonder what Zen+ / Ryzen 2 is going to be like. My Motherboard automatically overclocked the processor to 3.9 GHz without me having to make any modifications whatsoever. Under heavy loads this processor never goes above 48c. I'll be trying for 4.0 GHz later and believe I will be able to easily achieve it.

    Cons: Didn't come with a stock cooler. Had to get a new backplate for my old AM3+ AIO Water Cooler.

    Other notes: If you are making the transition from any other architecture then PLEASE READ this information about RAM compatibility. It will save you a ton of headache and trouble down the road.

    Ryzen Processors scale very well with RAM speeds, both MHz and timings. However, getting anything to run stable above 2666 MHz has been tricky and near impossible for some people. One type of RAM that works pretty well all the way up to DDR4-3466 speeds and at their rated timings, far more reliably than any other, are RAM chips that have single rank & single-sided Samsung B-die memory chip configurations. There are 31 kits that have this configuration that I know of. Yes, those memory kits generally cost more than those that have other Samsung die or SK Hynix but right now the Hynix memory chips are causing all sorts of compatibility problems once you get into overclocking territory (anything above 2400 MHz). I had a "cheapo" kit of 16 GB Corsair LPX DDR4-3000 that after 3 weeks of tireless testing simply wouldn't go past 2666 MHz and would only go that speed at CAS 16. (We're not talking about an old, outdated BIOS here. We're talking about a June BETA BIOS that contains AGESA 1.0.0.6) However, the G.Skill TridentZ Series 16 GB kit works flawlessly and at rated speeds of 3200 MHz at 14-14-14-34 timings. Both kits were on my MBs QVL. The difference? The G.Skill TridentZ uses single rank, single sided Samsung B-die. The model number is F4-3200C14D-16GTZ. The price is high and it goes out of stock regularly now because Ryzen users are aware of it's superior stability when compared to other ram types. Don't have the money to spend on your ram? I get it. Then my recommendation would be to get a solid 2400 or 2666 kit and stay away from 3000 - 3200 kits for a while until the majority of Motherboards have their Hynix compatibility problems sorted out. I believe the Hynix problems will be sorted eventually and if you can settle for running at lower-than-rated speeds for a while and hope / pray for a fix down the road then have at it. But make no mistake, the benchmark tests are very conclusive that the differences between 2666 @ 16-18-18-38 and 3200 @ 14-14-14-34 are HUGE.

    Do some google searching on this subject before you buy if you need further convincing. If you go the cheap route on memory you are limiting your processor's ability to amaze you.
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    SyrslyTwitch
    5.0 out of 5 stars It works extremely well and handles VR beautifully. I haven't met a game it can't handle.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2017
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    I've had this 1600X since June 1st, 2017, and it's constantly in use. It works extremely well and handles VR beautifully in combination with my ROG Strix 6GB GTX 1060 graphics card, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an SSD. I don't suspect I'll have to upgrade my rig again for at least 2-3 years, and the next upgrade will probably be a simple graphics card swap.

    The cost of getting a Ryzen CPU for the first time is the cost of getting the CPU itself along with an AM4 motherboard and most likely new DDR4 RAM sticks as well. This is not as simple of an upgrade as a GPU card swap or even switching from Phenom II to FX. This Ryzen CPU requires DDR4 RAM to function correctly. It is a massively expensive upgrade that should not be taken lightly. Consider all your options and learn what you need before you start purchasing anything.

    Ryzen CPUs are awesome! If, like me, you were gaming on some kind of AMD rig from before the FX series, you may have considered switching to Intel because the FX series CPUs overheated like crazy and didn't have much greater of performance than Phenom II CPUs. Ryzen CPUs are a different story. Ryzen CPUs compete with Intel's best consumer level CPUs.

    After many months of testing this CPU's limits, I'm very happy with my upgrade. This 1600X CPU is also identical to the 1600 model, especially if you plan to manually overclock it, so you could save some money that way. Not only is the 1600 model cheaper but it comes with a decent-looking CPU cooler you can use until you get something more capable of getting temperatures stable for overclocking. Other than that, I like the 1600X very much and find it incredibly productive.
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    Nathan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente servicio de Amazon
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 23, 2021
    Style: ProcessorVerified Purchase
    Lamentablemente el primer procesador llegó con uno de los pines desviado, como se ve en la primera foto. Pedí una devolución del producto, y se me envió el reemplazo en tan solo un día (domingo). El segundo procesador que se envió está en perfectas condiciones, en la segunda y tercera foto se observa la instalación física y como lo reconoce CPU-Z.
    Quiero destacar que fue un excelente servicio de parte de Amazon el manejo de la devolución y el reemplazo, una atención al cliente de primera calidad.
    El procesador está muy bueno, funciona de maravilla y es muy recomendado.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente servicio de Amazon
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 23, 2021
    Lamentablemente el primer procesador llegó con uno de los pines desviado, como se ve en la primera foto. Pedí una devolución del producto, y se me envió el reemplazo en tan solo un día (domingo). El segundo procesador que se envió está en perfectas condiciones, en la segunda y tercera foto se observa la instalación física y como lo reconoce CPU-Z.
    Quiero destacar que fue un excelente servicio de parte de Amazon el manejo de la devolución y el reemplazo, una atención al cliente de primera calidad.
    El procesador está muy bueno, funciona de maravilla y es muy recomendado.
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    DCFR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ryzen just handed Intel a bloody nose with this chips price/performance ratio. Very impressed thus far.
    Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2018
    Style: ProcessorVerified Purchase
    I decided to do a amd build despite my roots in Intel technology. I did alot of research in this matter before moving in this direction but there were multiple factors which led to this decision. First was the fact that it was newish technology. I say newish, because it was out for a solid 8 or so months before i built my computer, which meant that alot of the kinks were ironed out, but it was still new enough to be futureproof for awhile. Also what sold me on this processor was the price to performance point. it sets the bar high for a cpu in its price range, and though Intel does possess better performance in the gaming department, i wasn't willing to spend an additional 50 - 100 on an equivalent intel processor. I got it on sale, and am very impressed with its performance in the games i play, and with how economical and cool it runs. Most of the time the processor stays around 25 - 30 degrees depending on ambient temps. I do have it cooled by a 240mm liquid cpu cooler, which i know is overkill, but i like it when my tech keeps its cool. Even at full power it settled in at a minor 62 degrees max.

    Overall, i'm happy with how its run. I have had zero issues with it in my Gigabyte k7 motherboard and though early on people had issues with ram being forced to run at lower than max settings, my ram worked right out the box once i activated the xmp profile. I would highly recommend for all but the most extreme gamers. Yes Intel has dominated this area for a long time, but with Ryzen, AMD just bashed the sleeping tiger with a hammer. Time will tell if AMD is able to take intels place, or if intel will pull an ace out of its sleeve.
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    Frank
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, bang for your buck processor, however, my first one was faulty!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2019
    Style: ProcessorVerified Purchase
    So I ordered this with a compatible AM4 socket motherboard, 2666mhz DDR4 ram (after reading online that the Ryzen 1000/2000 series have some issues with higher clock speed ram).

    Installing with the AM4 sockets is a piece of cake, there's a small triangle on the processor and on the socket in the motherboard, orientate them the same way, line up the pins with the holes and pull the clip down. Pea sized amount of thermal paste and fit your CPU cooler.

    Upon installing the first CPU i was getting weird freezes just after, during or before the windows 10 welcome screen. No blue screen message just the PC would freeze, I replaced every other component and still had crashes it was the processor. Amazon sent a replacement the next day and that has been working a dream, i had to upgrade my computer to run apex legends and this processor handles games with ease. CPUs with all the pins straight being faulty is incredibly rare, 0.001% territory but just a heads up if you get as unlucky as me, the freezing during different stages of boot and no blue screen may be the processor at fault like I had.

    NOTES IF YOU ARE GETTING THIS PROCESSOR;

    AMD Ryzen 1600x and other x processors do not come with stock coolers, you will need an AM4 socket compatible stock cooler to fit on installation.

    If you aren't getting an AM4 socket motherboard with XMP ability do not get DDR4 RAM with a clock speed higher than 2666mhz.

    This processor is a beast for the money and tackles any modern game with ease, the Ryzen master drivers allow you to overclock and tweak the processors performance with ease.

    Despite getting a faulty processor originally, I still can't recommend the processor enough. The sellers professionalism with replacing the faulty part instantly, crap happens sometimes and I feel like I just got unlucky.
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    JoseG ✪
    5.0 out of 5 stars AMD reaparece con Ryzen para arrebatar la corona a Intel
    Reviewed in Spain on September 28, 2018
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    AMD ha pasado 5 años de refritos en la serie FX mientras Intel dominaba el mercado con ligeros incrementos en cada nueva generación. Finalmente, AMD ha vuelto a ser un competidor real tanto en la gama baja y media, como nos tenía acostumbrados, hasta en la alta, con sus Threadripper, gracias a la nueva arquitectura Ryzen.
    Con la primera generación encontramos un rendimiento multithread que supera con creces a la contraparte de Intel, a la mitad de precio. Cabe señalar que Intel sigue siendo mejor en single thread, por lo que programas que no aprovechan la capacidad multithread se siguen viendo muy beneficiados por Intel (Es decir, Intel sigue siendo el rey del gaming). Pero considerando rendimiento y precio, AMD sale victoriosa. Además, cada vez es más común el streaming mientras se juega, y en este tipo de multitareas es cuando Ryzen vuelve a ser superior.
    Hablando sobre el producto, el 1600x es el tope de gama dentro del Ryzen 5 de primera generación, con 6 núcleos y 12 threads. Al igual que todos los chips de AMD, está desbloqueado y puedes realizarle OC con una placa base B350 o X370 (La primera más barata y suficiente). Personalmente tengo una Asus B350 Gaming Plus y he realizado OC hasta 4.1.
    Hablando del OC, cabe recordar que el Ryzen 1600x NO viene con disipador, por lo que deberás comprar uno compatible con AM4.
    También es importante señalar que Ryzen se beneficia de RAM de altas velocidades. Concretamente 3200 es el punto perfecto de calidad/precio. Revisa la compatibilidad con la placa base a la hora de comprar la RAM, y recuerda que de stock únicamente funciona a 2166: Deberás overclockearla tú, o activar el perfil D.O.C.P.
    Actualmente ya tenemos la segunda generación de Ryzen (2xxx) que ofrece mejoras a la primera generación, a un precio superior. Las mejoras no son suficientes para justificar la sustitución entre una generación y otra, pero si tienes un PC antiguo o quieres comprar uno nuevo, compra la segunda generación salvo que encuentres un buen precio de la primera.

    En definitiva, AMD vuelve a ser una gran opción a la hora de montarte el PC, y el 1600x te ofrecerá gran rendimiento a bajo coste.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars AMD reaparece con Ryzen para arrebatar la corona a Intel
    Reviewed in Spain on September 28, 2018
    AMD ha pasado 5 años de refritos en la serie FX mientras Intel dominaba el mercado con ligeros incrementos en cada nueva generación. Finalmente, AMD ha vuelto a ser un competidor real tanto en la gama baja y media, como nos tenía acostumbrados, hasta en la alta, con sus Threadripper, gracias a la nueva arquitectura Ryzen.
    Con la primera generación encontramos un rendimiento multithread que supera con creces a la contraparte de Intel, a la mitad de precio. Cabe señalar que Intel sigue siendo mejor en single thread, por lo que programas que no aprovechan la capacidad multithread se siguen viendo muy beneficiados por Intel (Es decir, Intel sigue siendo el rey del gaming). Pero considerando rendimiento y precio, AMD sale victoriosa. Además, cada vez es más común el streaming mientras se juega, y en este tipo de multitareas es cuando Ryzen vuelve a ser superior.
    Hablando sobre el producto, el 1600x es el tope de gama dentro del Ryzen 5 de primera generación, con 6 núcleos y 12 threads. Al igual que todos los chips de AMD, está desbloqueado y puedes realizarle OC con una placa base B350 o X370 (La primera más barata y suficiente). Personalmente tengo una Asus B350 Gaming Plus y he realizado OC hasta 4.1.
    Hablando del OC, cabe recordar que el Ryzen 1600x NO viene con disipador, por lo que deberás comprar uno compatible con AM4.
    También es importante señalar que Ryzen se beneficia de RAM de altas velocidades. Concretamente 3200 es el punto perfecto de calidad/precio. Revisa la compatibilidad con la placa base a la hora de comprar la RAM, y recuerda que de stock únicamente funciona a 2166: Deberás overclockearla tú, o activar el perfil D.O.C.P.
    Actualmente ya tenemos la segunda generación de Ryzen (2xxx) que ofrece mejoras a la primera generación, a un precio superior. Las mejoras no son suficientes para justificar la sustitución entre una generación y otra, pero si tienes un PC antiguo o quieres comprar uno nuevo, compra la segunda generación salvo que encuentres un buen precio de la primera.

    En definitiva, AMD vuelve a ser una gran opción a la hora de montarte el PC, y el 1600x te ofrecerá gran rendimiento a bajo coste.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in India on July 2, 2017
    Style: ProcessorVerified Purchase
    It is awesome for gaming and working.Believe me guys if u love gaming then go for Intel 7600k because Intel uses 100% but AMD uses 50%-60%, but I love gaming as well as downloading or working. I want a processor which can run lot of tasks at a time,like gaming and downloading at a time without any issues

    Not for single task as only gaming(Intel)

    AMD expert in multitasking and Intel expert in usaging,so I want future proof and multitasking.

    Here in intel in gaming it was completely used as 100% so there is no space to use another at a time but AMD used 50%-60% so there is a space to use another task at a time & it as ao much space so it is future proof

    I used AMD athlon64x it was worked 12 years without any issues,it was best in multitasking
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