Conclusion:
The Althon II’s price tags are no joke. The tests seem to have all gone quite well. The overclocking alone is an awesome selling point. With stability at around 3.5GHz just on air (mind that your office/computer area may heat up) is very nice. The X3 435 definitely seems to be a good bang for the buck whether or not you will be overclocking it. Although not the best in terms of performance, obviously it can still do justice for daily work and the average gamer. That sub $90 price for a triple core in this case could go a long way.
The Athlon II X3 435 is ideal for small businesses on a budget that still want to eek out as much performance as they can from their workstations. The best part about the Athlon II X3 is that as with many AMD products you have a clear upgrade path should you desire more performance down the road. The 453 will not break the bank while being more than capable for both consumer, business, and gamer. AMD has managed to produce a produce with a lower price point than a quad core processor while delivering more performance than a dual core. Considering the overclocking ability of the Athlon II X3 435 AMD has even managed to squeeze in the enthusiast market as a viable audience. Truly a processor for the masses deserves our TechwareLabs Approved Hardware Award.
Is this processor good for gaming. I mean playing latest games combined with a 9600GT 1GB. Can I play Battlefield Bad Company 2 on it?
yes you can, I play the game at good fps using this cpu. You need a good video card to play this game smoothly. Something like an ATI 4850 will be great.
How is it you say in the introductory paragraph “The Athlon II X3 435 has 1.5MBs of L2 Cache per core…” and then in the Specifications, “512KB of L2 data cache per core (1.5MB total L2 per processor)?” Isn’t that introductory paragraph a bit optimistic?