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Athlon 64 LE-1600+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 LE-1620+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 LE-1640+ (DH),1M,rev.F3,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 LE-1640+ (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 LE-1660+ (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (DD),1MB,65W,rev.G,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (DO),512Kx2,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (DU),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM2,ADO4400IAA5DU1.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (DO),1M,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (DS),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (DO),1M,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5400+ (DS),1M,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ (DO),2MB,rev.G2,89W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 5800+ (DO),2MB,rev.G2,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (CZ),2MB,rev.F3,125W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (DO),1MB,rev.G2,89W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon 64 X2 6500+ ,2.3GHz,1MB,rev.B3,AD6500WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon IIX2 215(ADX215OCK22GM),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX2 215(ADX215OCK22GQ),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Athlon IIX2 220(ADX220OCK22GM),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX2 235e(AD235EHDK23GQ),2.7GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G1001 GO
Athlon IIX2 240(ADX240OCK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM31.02G0701 GO
Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GM),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX2 240e(AD240EHDK23GQ),2.8GHz,1MB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G1001 GO
Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX2 245(ADX245OCK23GQ),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM31.02G0701 GO
Athlon IIX2 245e(AD245EHDK23GM),2.9GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX2 250(ADX250OCK23GQ),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM31.02G0701 GO
Athlon IIX2 250e(AD250EHDK23GM),3.0GHz,1MB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX2 255(ADX255OCK23GQ),3.1GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,SocketAM3ALL1101 GO
Athlon IIX2 260(ADX260OCK23GM),3.2GHz,1MB,rev.C3,65W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX3 400e(AD400EHDK32GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G0701 GO
Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G0701 GO
Athlon IIX3 405e(AD405EHDK32GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX3 415e(AD415EHDK32GM),2.5GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX3 425( ADX425WFK32GI),2.7GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Athlon IIX3 435( ADX435WFK32GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GI),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX3 440( ADX440WFK32GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX3 445( ADX445WFK32GM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX3 450(ADX450WFK32GM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL2301 GO
Athlon IIX4 600e(AD600EHDK42GI),2.2GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G0601 GO
Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GI),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G0601 GO
Athlon IIX4 605e(AD605EHDK42GM),2.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX4 610e(AD610EHDK42GM),2.4GHz,512KB,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Athlon IIX4 620(ADX620WFK42GI),2.6GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GI),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Athlon IIX4 630(ADX630WFK42GM),2.8GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GI),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C2,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX4 635(ADX635WFK42GM),2.9GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon IIX4 640(ADX640WFK42GM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,95W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Athlon X2 4050e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 4450e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 4850e (DO),1M,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 5000+ (DU),1MB,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 5000+(GI),2.2GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,AD5000ODJ22GI,SocketAM2+1.02G1106 GO
Athlon X2 5000+(GI),2.2GHz,1MB,rev.C2,65W,AD5000OGJ22GI,SocketAM2+ALL1206 GO
Athlon X2 5050e (DO),1MB,rev.G2,45W,ADH5050IAA5DO,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 7450+ ,2.4GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7450WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+1.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 7550+ ,2.5GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7550WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+1.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 7750+ ,2.7GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD7750WCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ALL0506 GO
Athlon X2 7750+ ,2.7GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD775ZWCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+1.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 7850+ ,2.8GHz,2MB,rev.B3,AD785ZWCJ2BGH,95W,SocketAM2+ALL0506 GO
Athlon X2 BE-2300 (DD),1M,45W,rev.G1,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 BE-2300 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 BE-2350 (DD),1M,45W,rev.G1,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 BE-2350 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Athlon X2 BE-2400 (DO),1M,45W,rev.G2,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX2 545 (HDX545WFK2DGI),3.0GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX2 545( HDX545WFK2DGM),3.0GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM31.02G1206 GO
Phenom IIX2 550 (HDZ550WFK2DGI),3.1GHz,80W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Dual-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX2 550( HDX550WFK2DGM),3.1GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM31.02G1206 GO
Phenom IIX2 555( HDZ555WFK2DGM),3.2GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3ALL1206 GO
Phenom IIX2 560(HDZ560WFK2DGM),3.3GHz,512KB,rev.C3,80W,SocketAM3ALL2301 GO
Phenom IIX3 700e (HD700EOCK3DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX3 705e (HD705EOCK3DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX3 710 (HDX710WFK3DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX3 715 (HDZ715WCJ3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX3 720 (HDX720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX3 720 (HDZ720WFK3DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX3 740 (HDZ740WFK3DGI),3.0GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Triple-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX4 805 (HDX805WFK4FGI),2.5GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 810 (HDX810WFK4FGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 820 (HDX820WFK4FGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX4 900e (HD900EOCK4DGI),2.4GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX4 905e (HD905EOCK4DGI),2.5GHz,65W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX4 910 (HDX910WFK4DGI),2.6GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 910E(HD910EOCK4DGM),2.6GHz,65W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-CoreALL1206 GO
Phenom IIX4 920 (HDX920XCJ4DGI),2.8GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGI),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGM),2.8GHz,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G1202 GO
Phenom IIX4 940 (HDZ940XCJ4DGI),3.0GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGI),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G0701 GO
Phenom IIX4 945 (HDX945WFK4DGM),3.0GHz,2048KB,95W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G1202 GO
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G1101 GO
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDX955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G1206 GO
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGI),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C2,SocketAM3,Quad-CoreALL0601 GO
Phenom IIX4 955 (HDZ955FBK4DGM),3.2GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-CoreALL1206 GO
Phenom IIX4 965 (HDZ965FBK4DGM),3.4GHz,125W,rev.C3,SocketAM3,Quad-Core1.02G1206 GO
Phenom IIX6 1035T(HDT35TWFK6DGR),2.6GHz,95W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-CoreALL2101 GO
Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TFBK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-CoreALL2101 GO
Phenom IIX6 1055T(HDT55TWFK6DGR),2.8GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-CoreALL2101 GO
Phenom IIX6 1090T(HDT90ZFBK6DGR),3.2GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-CoreALL2101 GO
Phenom X3 8250e (HD8250ODJ3BGH),1.9GHz,rev.B3,65W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8400 (HD8400WCJ3BGD),2.1GHz,rev.B2,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8450 (HD8450WCJ3BGH),2.1GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8450e (HD8450ODJ3BGH),2.1GHz,rev.B3,65W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8550 (HD8550WCJ3BGH),2.2GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8600(HD8600WCJ3BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8600(HD860BWCJ3BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8650 (HD8650WCJ3BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8750 (HD8750WCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8750 (HD875ZWCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X3 8850 (HD8850WCJ3BGH),2.4GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Triple-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9100e (HD910OBJ4BGD),1.8GHz,65W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9150e (HD9150ODGHBOX),1.8GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9350 (HD9350ODJ4BGH),2.0GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9450e (HD9450ODJ4BGH),2.1GHz,65W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9500 (HD9500WCJ4BGD),2.2GHz,rev.B2,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9550 (HD9550WCJ4BGH),2.2GHz,rev.B3,95W,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9600 (HD9600WCJ4BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9600 (HD960ZWCJ4BGD),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B2,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9650 (HD9650WCJ4BGH),2.3GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9750 (HD9750WCJ4BGH),2.4GHz,95W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9750 (HD9750XAJ4BGH),2.4GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9850 (HD9850WCJ4BGH,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9850 (HD9850XAJ4BGH),2.5GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9850 (HD985ZXAJ4BGH),2.5GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Phenom X4 9950 (HD995ZXAJ4BGH),2.6GHz,125W,rev.B3,SocketAM2+,Quad-Core1.02G0205 GO
Sempron 140,SDX140HBK13GQ,2.7GHz,1024K,rev.C2,45W,SocketAM31.02G1101 GO
Sempron 145,SDX145HBK13GM,2.8GHz,1024K,rev.C3,45W,SocketAM3ALL2101 GO
Sempron 2100+ (DD),512K,rev.G1,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron 2100+ (DO),512K,rev.G2,65W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron 2300+ (DO),512K,rev.G2,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1100 (DE),256K,rev.G1,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1150 (DE),256K,rev.G1,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1200 (DE),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1200 (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1250 (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
Sempron LE-1300 (DP),512K,rev.G2,45W,SocketAM21.02G0205 GO
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