AMD Athlon 2 X4 620 2.6GHz AM3

I tested the system with only one case fan running and no discrete graphics card (the M4A785TD-M EVO’s IGP is an ATI HD 4200) to more accurately simulate a quiet home-media setup. Performance...

and Final Thoughts It's difficult not to be impressed by the AMD Athlon II 620 X4. It provides a genuine 2.6GHz quad-core processor that will work perfectly well in either your current AM2+ motherboard, making it even more of a bargain, as it would...

Although they were released about a month ago, the new budget-councious quad-core processors from AMD are still fresh in the minds of many enthusiasts. The Athlon II X4 620 and 630 have made huge waves recently due to the fact that it is now possible...

We really find it difficult to recommend the Athlon II X4 to anyone because it has very few redeeming features. Its very high power use for the minimal transistor count is strange and confusing: why is there the need to throw at hefty 1.4V through the...

Oh, but it can, and AMD is showing us the way with the release of the Athlon II X4 620. Okay, so it may have gone off the rails of its commitment to low-cost computing with the launch of its first DX11 card – the HD 5870 rocking up as it does at...

AMD continue to drive us mad with their product names (there is no reason why this chip could not be called the Phenom 2 X4 620) but as far as the product itself goes it is hard not to be...

Even if AMD is not leading the market in terms of pure brute performance, it still finds categories where it can brand the product with "world's first". This time, it's the world's first and still only quad-core processor with a price under...

AMD has brought quad-core processing to the budget-minded mainstream PC user, once again underscoring a value-for-performance trend with its chips. At just $99, the Athlon II X4 620 processor is an affordable way to gain a computing advantage in...