My System Specs:
Motherboard: Asrock 790GX PRO
Processor:AMD Athlon II 455 X3 3.30 GHz
RAM: G.SKILL F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 RIPJAWS And APACER 2GB DDR3 PC10600 1333MHZ=6GB
CPU Cooler:NILOX NX-01AM CPU COOLER FAN
HDDS:maxtor 80gb (ide pata) and seagate barracuda 250gb (sata)
And processors specs:
Family:

AMD Third Generation Opteron

Model number : 1385

CPU part numbers

OS1385WGK4DGI is an OEM/tray microprocessor
OS1385WGK4DGIBOX is a boxed microprocessor

Frequency (MHz) :2700

Bus speed (MHz)

2200 MHz (HyperTransport links)
Socket: Socket AM3

Introduction date

Jun 1, 2009?

Architecture / Microarchitecture

Processor core:

Suzuka

Core stepping:

C2

Manufacturing process:

0.045 micron

Data width:
64 bit

Number of cores:

4

Floating Point Unit : Integrated

Level 1 cache size:

4 x 64 KB 2-way associative instruction caches
4 x 64 KB 2-way associative data caches

Level 2 cache size:

4 x 512 KB 16-way associative caches

Level 3 cache size:

6 MB 48-way associative shared cache

Physical memory 256 TB

Multiprocessing Uniprocessor
Features

• MMX
• 3DNow!
• SSE
• SSE2
• SSE3
• SSE4a
• Advanced Bit Manipulation
• AMD64 technology
• AMD-V (virtualization) technology
• Enhanced Virus Protection
Low power features

• Enhanced PowerNow!
• CoolCore technology
• Independent Dynamic Core Technology
• Dual Dynamic Power Management
• Smart Fetch Technology
• C0, C1, C1E, S0, S1, S3, S4, and S5 states

On-chip peripherals

• Integrated dual-channel 144-bit DDR3 SDRAM Memory controller

• HyperTransport 3.0 technology with one 16-bit link

Electrical/Thermal parameters
Average CPU Power (W)75
Thermal Design Power (W) 115

I have a Emachines emg420 laptop, its current specs are:

CPU:
2.00 gigahertz AMD Sempron SI-40
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Not hyper-threaded

RAM:
2814mb DDRII 667 MHz memory
Slot ‘S1′ has 1024 MB
Slot ‘S2′ has 2048 MB

Graphics/Display:
NVIDIA GeForce 9100M G with 256mb dedicated video [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (17.2"vis)

AndI want to Upgrade the CPU with a:

Processor AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Model M640
OPN Tray: TMM640DBO23GQ
OPN PIB
Operating Mode 32 Bit: Yes
Operating Mode 64 Bit: Yes
Frequency (MHz): 2600
System Bus Speed (MHz): 3600
Wattage: 35 W
L2 Cache Size: 2000
Process Technology: 45nm SOI
Package/Infrastructure: Socket S1
Virtualization: Yes

I have opened the RAM/CPU cover and the CPU socket is a Socket S1

What Other Factors do I need to know for this Chip to work?
I have opened the RAM door and the CPU is right next to it, it appears that it is only screwed on
I have done a search on the CPU already in my Laptop and its a 25W, will 5W make it stuff up?

new SSE4.2 instructions adding string handling and CRC32 calculations
improved locking support
an additional cache hiearchy
improved looping and streaming support
better branch prediction
improved virtualization support with faster transitions into / out of virtual machines
simultaneous mult-threading – keeping the work units busy and improving performance
new TLB hierarchy – adds 512 small page 2nd level TLB
fast 16 byte unaligned access – basically eliminating the unaligned access speed penalty
faster synchronization primitives – improving multi-threaded performance

Each core has 32KB of instruction cache, 32KB of data cache, and a private unified 256KB L2 cache – and the four cores share a massive 8MB of L3 cache.

which one of these would be better:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor here’s the product info.
# Series: Phenom II X3
# Hyper Transports: 4000MHz
# L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
# L2 Cache: 3 x 512KB
# L3 Cache: 6MB
# Manufacturing Tech: 45 nm SOI
# 64 bit Support: Yes
# Cooling Device: Heatsink and Fan included
OR
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80571E7400 product info.
# Processors Type: Desktop
# Series: Core 2 Duo
# FSB: 1066MHz
# L2 Cache: 3MB
# Manufacturing Tech: 45 nm
# 64 bit Support: Yes
# Virtualization Technology Support: No
# Voltage: 0.85V – 1.3625V
Please also tell me what motherboard would be best for whichever one is better(Intel or AMD) I want to play high requirement-needing games such as assasin’s creed 2, gta iv or prototype also I want to be able to use this processor for games for a couple of years or so(PLEASE GIVE AN ACCURATE ANSWER AND WHY IT IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER)

I am looking to built a new computer and i need to know which CPU Processor is better? Here is the info for both CPU’s both made by AMD

—->
#1 CPU
AMD ATHLON II X4 QUAD CORE 630 2.8 GHZ

CPU Socket Type Socket AM3
Multi-Core Quad-Core
Athlon II X4 630
Operating Frequency 2.8GHz
Hyper Transports 4000MHz
L2 Cache 4 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech 45 nm
64 bit Support Yes
Hyper-Transport Support Yes
Virtualization Technology Support Yes
Voltage 0.90-1.425V
Thermal Design Power 95W
CPU BENCHMARK–>3360 from [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net[/url]
PRICE: 8

#2 CPU
AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 925 2.8GHZ

CPU Socket Type Socket AM3
Multi-Core Quad-Core
Frequency 2800MHz
System Bus 4000
Operating mode 32/64 bit
L2 cache 512KB x 4
L3 cache 6MB
CMOS Technology 45nm SOI
CPU BENCHMARK–>3420 from [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net[/url]
PRICE: 2
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Ok so lets get this straight.

The similarities are:
They both are AM3
They both are quadcores
They both are 2.8GHZ
They both are 4000 system bus
They both are 64bit
They both are 512KB x 4 L2 Cache
They both have similar CPU benchmark scores. The Athlon II is 3360 and the Phenom is 3420 (pretty close)

Now the difference:
The Athlon II does not have a L3 cache and the Phenom has a 6MB L3 cache
The Athlon II is cheaper 8 and the Phenom is more expensive 2

Ok, so from my understanding is i’m paying more for the 6MB L3 Cache??? What is so great about the L3 cache? And why do both CPUs score almost the same in the CPU benchmark test. I don’t understand this. I am pushing to go to the Athlon II since it’s cheaper, i need to know what’s so good about the cache. what cpu should i go for? i’m confused