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They have 3-impressive new chips that looks very pleasing and for the first time in awhile, they are finally competing with Intel.
"The CPUs by themselves are good to see, but the most important part is that AMD just came out with their 700 series graphics," said Jim McGregor, an analyst at In-Stat, in Scottsdale, Ariz." Now you're talking about the ability to have integrated graphics and hybrid graphics. Suddenly, it's attractive again. AMD has got a more competitive and compelling solution now than they've had."
Why 3 cores?
Coming out with a triple-core processor makes sense for both the company and for consumers looking for multiple cores but holding off on making an investment in four cores -- especially when most software still isn't designed to take advantage of all those cores.
Lowest energy consumption to date at a max rating of 65 watts while consuming 25 watts a majority of the time. Read more of the article. Interesting read:
PC World - AMD Comes Out Swinging With 2 Quad Chips and a Triple-Core
"The CPUs by themselves are good to see, but the most important part is that AMD just came out with their 700 series graphics," said Jim McGregor, an analyst at In-Stat, in Scottsdale, Ariz." Now you're talking about the ability to have integrated graphics and hybrid graphics. Suddenly, it's attractive again. AMD has got a more competitive and compelling solution now than they've had."
- Phenom X4900 processors for high-end desktop systems
- 65-watt quad-core Phenom X4 9100e
- Phenom X3 8000 triple-core processors
Why 3 cores?
Coming out with a triple-core processor makes sense for both the company and for consumers looking for multiple cores but holding off on making an investment in four cores -- especially when most software still isn't designed to take advantage of all those cores.
Lowest energy consumption to date at a max rating of 65 watts while consuming 25 watts a majority of the time. Read more of the article. Interesting read:
PC World - AMD Comes Out Swinging With 2 Quad Chips and a Triple-Core