AMD has been attacking the mainstream PC segment lately with a slew of modestly priced processors and chipsets. The attack started with the new Athlon II X2 value processors back in June, which were a ...

In the battle for budget PCs, AMD is striking out with what they're claiming is the first sub-$100 quad-core processor. The AMD Athlon II X4 620 has a $99 suggested retail price and, when paired with ...

Back in June, we reviewed the Athlon II X2 250 and found that the $15 price difference compared to the higher end Phenom II X2 550 was simply too small to justify the savings – even though it ...

Although they were launched nearly a year ago for desktop manufacturers, AMD now provides its seventh-generation “Bristol Ridge” A-Series APUs (with graphics) and its Athlon X4 processors (no graphics ...

This HEXUS.help guide discusses AMD’s triple-core and quad-core processors. What they are, what the technology offers and the targeted market. Before delving into AMD’s multi-core Phenom processors, ...

In the early 2000s, AMD’s Athlon chips rocked the PC market with innovative features like 64-bit processing capabilities, and Intel had to scramble to catch up. Today, the Athlon brand remains alive ...

AMD expands its reach into the processor market with new chips targeted at both the "everyday" PC user and those looking for silicon that can handle compute-intensive enterprise-focused workloads.

AMD has today unveiled the much-speculated Phenom II X4 955 Black version CPU, an upgrade of current socket AM2+ performance Quad-core processors with similar 45nm fabrication, 8MB cache (2MB L2 + 6MB ...

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While Unreal Tournament 3 does appear to utilize quad-core technology quite well, the Athlon II X4 620 was not able to overcome the Phenom II X2 550 simply due to the fact that it is clocked 500MHz ...