Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:29
Opinion and Analysis
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Five AMD Phenom X4 ‘true’ quad-core processors have landed alongside
the new X3 range – forever banishing single and dual-core technology to
the bottom drawer?
Immediately available are “four new high-performance AMD Phenom X4 processors for PC users” which
AMD classes as perfect for those “in search of the Ultimate Visual Experience” – although there is also a special fifth model that runs at a world’s first 65 watts.
Although AMD says there are only ‘four’ high performance Phenom X4 processors, they come in eight flavours, and a ninth if you include the 65-watter – with all naturally 64-bit capable.
There’s the 9500 and 9550 which run at 2.2GHz and 95 watts, the 9600 and 9600 ‘Black Edition’ which run at 2.3GHz and 95 watts.
Then there’s the 9750 which runs at 2.4GHz and comes in a 125 watt and 95 watt version, while the 9850 only comes in a ‘Black Edition model’ and runs the fastest at 2.5GHz and 125 watts.
AMD’s pricing page
has the details, with the processors ranging in price from US $209 to US $235 in lots of 1000, as they are traditionally sold.
There’s also a fifth model called the AMD Phenom X4 9100e which runs at 65 watts – see page 3 more information.
Although the flagship of the X4 range is the new “9850 Black Edition processor”, each CPU features “true quad-core design”, with AMD saying that “when matched to AMD 790 series chipsets supports up to four award-winning ATI Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards”.
AMD have codenamed this enthusiast PC platform as "Spider" and says that it “energizes the latest PC gaming titles, speeds high-definition video playback, and delivers amazing performance for advanced productivity and multi-tasking.”
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