[KonKorT]

According to user reports you can get 6 MiB L3 cache by buying a Phenom II X4 800 processor with only 4 MiB L3 cache. CPU-Z, BIOS and Rightmark shows 6 instead of 4 MiB L3 cache.
Up to now it is unclear how you can unlock the 2 MiB L3 cache. There is not found a Bios option yet.

So if you buy a Phenom II X4 800 processor, perhaps you get a model with 6 instead of 4 MiB L3 cache.
Now it is sure that AMD not only abstain laser cut by disabling cores, L3 caches, too.


Phenom II X4 800 auf 6 MiB L3-Cache modden - News - Hardware-Infos


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[haylui]

free cache is welcomed.

[sutyi]

Originally Posted by haylui

free cache is welcomed.

And possible cache errors and dataloss as well, ay?

[Neo_XF]

Originally Posted by sutyi

And possible cache errors and dataloss as well, ay?

Uhm... why? It's not like some damn micro on-die memory can ever be "defective" and the other stuff around it not.

[Teemax]

Woah, it looks like AMD has picked up a few "unlocking" tricks from ATI after all

[watzup_ken]

Makes it all the more tempting to get one to play with...

[HumsterMKII]

LOL, makes buying AMD Chips now like Lottery.

Hit or Miss.

[hwmook]

Originally Posted by Teemax

Woah, it looks like AMD has picked up a few "unlocking" tricks from ATI after all

You are right! That is so ATI's.....

[Neo_XF]

Originally Posted by hwmook

You are right! That is so ATI's.....

LOL!