Athlon model 8 and 10 multiplier adjustment

Desktop CPU:


Mobile CPU:


The L3 bridges determine the multiplier when the CPU is used in a desktop motherboard, and the L6 bridges determine the maximum multiplier for a mobile CPU. The bridge configurations for all multipliers are the same for the L3 and L6 briges.

To rejoin a L3 bridge, the laser cut must first be filled with some non-conductive material. If the gap is just filled with conductive material, then that bridge will be "locked" to to joined state, and cannot be changed by the motherboard (eg: through the BIOS). For the L6 bridges, this doesn't apply, but since it is often difficult to remove the material, this method is not recommended even for the L6 bridges.

The bridge configurations and the corresponding multipliers are:
MultiplierL3/L6 configuration
11.0
11.5
12.0
12.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.5
10.0
10.5
MultiplierL3/L6 configuration
[*1] 3.0
19.0
[*1] 4.0
20.0
13.0
13.5
14.0
21.0
15.0
22.0
16.0
16.5
17.0
18.0
23.0
24.0

*1 = Some motherboards (particularily desktop motherboard) have problems with the 3.0x and 4.0x multipliers, so these should be avoided, especially for the L3 bridges.

See also:
Week 39 and newer die-locked CPUs