AMD adds Phenoms and Athlons to 8-Series range

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Chipsets promise speed and performance boosts

AMD has added to its 8-Series range with six new chipsets, including three Phenom and three Athlon processors.

The firm said that the processors improve the visual experience on PCs, while lowering power consumption.

The Phenom II X6 1075, previously codenamed Thuban, includes high-end Turbo CORE acceleration technology for fine tuning, as well as six-core performance, and costs less than £160.

The Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition is again pitched as an affordable alternative, offering strong performance with low power consumption and performance tuning options for "enthusiasts".

The three 45nm Phenoms include six-, four- and two-core versions and range between £80 and £200, while the Athlons come in four-, three- and two-core versions and all cost under £100.

AMD said that the releases form part of its Vision Technology which promises to offer a smooth visual experiences.

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[mara-]

AMD is far better than Intel

In your dreams. :lol:

Cheers ;)

[Tunerz]

AMD is far better than Intel

In price per performance, typically yes. Otherwise, no by a long shot.

V LOL Trollololol

Real world performance speaks for itself buddy. Cut your reality distortion field and acknowledge Intel regained the crown.

[RadioActive]

AMD is far better than Intel

Wrong.

In your dreams. :lol:

Cheers ;)

Also wrong.

Otherwise, no by a long shot.

Still wrong.

The correct response would be something like this:

"You can NOT compare entire brand names against each other and simply state which is better or worse, you have to be (very) specific about you want to compare to avoid misleading conclusions. Each brand has its own product lines and each has its pros and cons.

Intel excels in producing high-end products which deliver superior performance usually at an expensive overall cost (if not overpriced at times) while AMD is most known for its low-end to medium-high products which deliver excellent performance considering the price (i.e. biggest-bang-for-the-buck) .

In the end it all comes down to your preference, needs, and most importantly your budget!

Now, back to the original topic; I seen some benchmarks for AMD Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T and I have to say that I'm impressed. Check this review for detailed benchmarks if you're curious.

[shought]

Lohengrin is right, the clock rates can't even be compared between AMD and Intel. (2,5 Ghz AMD is not equal to 2,5Ghz Intel)

Generally speaking AMDs are better for budget PCs and Intels are better for high(er) end systems (price/performance wise).

The above doesn't seem to work out for laptops though...

[Drolz]

low power consumption? maybe but with 6-8 cores, this is still higher than the lower series

[RadioActive]

Cyrix <nuff said> is the number 1 processor :lol:

I'm sorry to inform you that Cryix is deceased! "He" died in November 11, 1997.