Newegg.com offers AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor for $239.00!

• This item Free 3 Business Day Shipping, (Not available in HI, AK and PR)
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor

While the AMD 6000+ may not perform as fast as the top of the line Intel chip, it does match the Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe CPU stride for stride, and it does it for $80.00 less (at the current price). Since both CPUs far exceed any real world application and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future why spend more money on a CPU that you have to?

Model
Brand  AMD
Processors Type  Desktop
Series  Athlon 64 X2
Model  ADX6000CZBOX
CPU Socket Type
CPU Socket Type  Socket AM2
Tech Spec
Core  Windsor
Multi-Core  Dual-Core
Name  Athlon 64 X2 6000+
Operating Frequency  3.0GHz
HT  2000MHz
L1 Cache  128KB+128KB
L2 Cache  2 x 1MB
Manufacturing Tech  90 nm
Vista Ready  Yes
64 bit Support  Yes
Hyper-Transport Support  Yes
Virtualization Technology Support  Yes
Multimedia Instruction  MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
Voltage  1.35-1.4V
Cooling Device  Heatsink and Fan included