What the hell is this? o.O

Auto Unlock Support
Unleash your system’s hidden monster performance with GIGABYTE’s innovative Auto Unlock technology. Featuring a unique Core Boost micro-processor design which enables the processor’s hidden cores; GIGABYTE Auto Unlock lets you experience a phenomenal performance upgrade.

Hidden cores? I didn't realize we were playing hide n seek with !

AMD dual and tri-cores are basically binned quad-cores (either failed cores or to even out distribution in the channel). This boards makes it trivial to unlock cores, if they work properly.

The newer 6 cores alos have 4 core equivalents, and they could also possibly be unlocked as well.

I like how their marketing department used the word "phenomenal" in there to really get their point across about it making dual cores like the Phenoms.