Tagged: athlon II

AMD Athlon-II X4-640 Processor

AMD Athlon-II X4-640 Processor

DESCRIPTION: In September 2009, AMD unleashed a torrent of personal computing potential by introducing the market to the first sub-$100 quad-core processor, the Athlon-II X4-620 Since then, like it has with the entire Athlon-II...

AMD Athlon-II X3-445 AM3 Processor

AMD Athlon-II X3-445 AM3 Processor

DESCRIPTION: Back in October of last year, Athlon introduced its first Athlon II X3 triple-core processors, the 425 and 435. Working with the less than perfect yields from the Deneb and Propus dies, the...

AMD Athlon-II X2-260 Regor Processor

AMD Athlon-II X2-260 Regor Processor

DESCRIPTION: In early May 2010, AMD released a new series of processors that fills in some of the gaps in their Athlon-II and Phenom-II Dual, Triple, and Quad-Core Lines. Most of the newly released...

Another perspective on CPU value

Another perspective on CPU value

In our grand Athlon II vs. Core i3 showdown article last week, we included performance-per-dollar graphs based on whole system prices. Those system prices were themselves derived from the rough cost of a middle-of-the-road...

AMD Athlon II X4 635 & Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition

AMD Athlon II X4 635 & Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition

Link: http://techgage.com/article/amd_athlon_ii_x4_635_phenom_ii_x2_555_black_edition/ Quote: AMD last month launched five processor models, three Athlon II’s and two Phenom II’s, and we’re taking a look at one of each. The Phenom II is a 3.20GHz dual-core, and...