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| Jun 30 |
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 95W sold in Japan |
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First two Phenom II X6 microprocessors with model numbers 1090T and
1055T were introduced at the end of April of this year. The 1090T and
1055T processors were clocked at 3.2 GHz and 2.8 GHz respectively, and
they both had 125 Watt Thermal Design Power. [Full story] |
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| Jun 30 |
Top energy-efficient Athlon II models - missing in action? |
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On May 10 AMD refreshed their full line of Athlon II microprocessors,
adding new standard- and low-power dual, triple and quad-core
models. Standard power processors, X2 260, X3 445 and X4 640, appeared
in stores in a week or two. Low power microprocessors, namely X2 245e,
X3 415e and X4 610e, are still not available in US stores despite the
fact that they were introduced more than a month and half ago. [Full story] |
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| Jun 29 |
Intel Core i7-970 latest news roundup |
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Core i7-970 is the second six-core desktop CPU planned by Intel.
The first six-core Intel processor for consumer market, Core i7-980X,
was launched in March of this year. The 980X was an Extreme Edition
with 3.33 GHz core frequency and unlocked clock multiplier, and, like
all Intel Extreme CPUs, it was not cheap (read: very expensive). [Full story] |
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| Jun 29 |
New Opteron 4100-series embedded models |
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On June 23 AMD introduced 9 Opteron 4100 processors, a mix of
quad- and six-core, and standard-, mid- and low-power CPUs. Those are
not the only processors from Opteron 4100 family that were released
this month. Along with these 9 server models, AMD also launched 4
embedded Opteron 4100 microprocessors 41GL EE, 41LE HE, 41QS HE and
41KX HE. [Full story] |
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| Jun 28 |
SHARP LH5080 CPUs added |
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New CPUs:
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| Jun 26 |
Intel to release embedded Celeron U3405 and Core i7-660UE CPUs |
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Intel posted specifications for two embedded microprocessors, Celeron
U3405 and Core i7 Mobile i7-660UE. According to Intel's ARK database,
the processors will be launched in August. [Full story] |
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| Jun 26 |
AMD Opteron engineering samples added |
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I posted information on 8 engineering samples of Opteron, Second
Generation Opteron and Third Generation Opteron CPUs:
AMD Third Generation Opteron 2S200805L4BGC
AMD Third Generation Opteron ZS160805L4BGA
AMD Third Generation Opteron ZS180805L4BGA
AMD Opteron 848 - ZPN848CEP5AM
AMD Opteron AM8100048021
AMD Opteron AM8100068041
AMD Second Generation Opteron 2214 - ZSW2200GAA631
AMD Second Generation Opteron 2216 - ZSW2400GAA631
I also added Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 - it was missing before. |
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| Jun 25 |
Intel's Processorfinder tool is no more... |
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Starting today Intel processor finder tool, that included detailed
specifications for microprocessor S-Spec numbers, is officially dead,
and redirects to ARK database (ark.intel.com). ARK database was
updated - it was redesigned, and, what's more important, it has more
information than before. [Full story] |
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| Jun 24 |
Latest ultra-low voltage Intel CPUs: laptop and netbook round up |
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It's been one month after the launch of six Intel ultra-low voltage
(ULV) microprocessors targeting different segments of mobile market.
Intel introduced at least one processor for each mobile family -
budget Mobile Celeron and Pentium Mobile, mid-class Core i3 and Core
i5, and high-performance Core i7 families. [Full story] |
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| Jun 23 |
AMD introduces Opteron 4100-series microprocessors |
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Today AMD introduced Opteron 4000-series platform, codenamed "San
Marino". As part of this platform, AMD launched 9 new standard-, mid-
and low-power Opteron 4100 CPUs. [Full story] |
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| Jun 22 |
New Mobile CPUs introduced, part II |
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Mobile Core i7 microprocessors were not the only processors released
yesterday. Today Intel posted specifications for three other models, that
didn't make into the price list. These are Core i5-450M, Core i3-370M
and Pentium P6000 CPUs, all based on 32nm Arrandale core. [Full story] |
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| Jun 21 |
New desktop Intel processors for the third quarter 2010 |
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HKEPC Hardware compiled information about new releases and scheduled price cuts
for desktop Intel CPUs for the third quarter of this year. According
to HKEPC, on July 18 Intel will launch Core i5-760 quad-core
microprocessor, and drop price on dual-core Pentium E5500 from $75 to $64. [Full story] |
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| Jun 21 |
New Core i7 Mobile CPUs introduced |
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Today Intel updated CPU price list, adding three new Core i7 Mobile
microprocessors. The launch date matched our expectations, that were
based on new notebook release dates, as was explained in the last
week's "New Intel Mobile CPUs to launch next week?" story. [Full story] |
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| Jun 18 |
Prices for Opteron 4100-series CPUs spotted |
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A few online stores posted prices and part numbers for upcoming
Opteron 4100-series microprocessors. The 4100 processors, part of "San
Marino" platform, are designed to be used in uni- and dual-processor
servers and workstations, and have either 4 or 6 cores. [Full story] |
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| Jun 17 |
New Intel Mobile CPUs to launch next week? |
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While looking for more information to update "Upcoming Core i7 Mobile
microprocessors" new story, posted 2 days ago, I stumbled on two recent
notebook announcements. Toshiba Satellite A660, A665, C640, C650,
M640, M645, L630, L640, L650, L670, T210, T230 series laptops are
going to launch this Sunday. [Full story] |
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| Jun 16 |
Intel is making changes to processorfinder tool |
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Traditionally, new S-spec numbers were posted on
processorfinder.intel.com website, and added to specification updates,
that were distributed in PDF format. While there were contradictions
between these two data sources, they were pretty much consistent with
each other. [Full story] |
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| Jun 15 |
Upcoming Core i7 Mobile microprocessors |
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As was reported on our site, and widely reported on the net, in the
third quarter Intel is planning to release new Core i7 Mobile
microprocessors with model number i7-740QM and i7-840QM, and Core i7
Mobile Extreme i7-940XM CPU. These models were referenced in a
recently leaked Intel mobile roadmap. [Full story] |
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| Jun 14 |
Changes to the S-Spec database |
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I started to make more modifications to S-Spec database-related
scripts. As I already mentioned in previous site update, this should
make it easier to enter new S-Spec data. Besides that, there will
be a few visible changes on the S-Spec pages themselves. Right now,
S-Spec pages for different CPU families are not very consistent with
each other. For example, some families don't have Thermal Design Power,
or processor core fields. This will be fixed. I will also a few new
fields, such as "L2 cache revision", or "Package revision" for several
CPU families. Since I'll be working mostly on this changes, other site
activities will be slowed down - there will be fewer news, new image
uploads, etc. |
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| Jun 11 |
New ASUS Eee PC 1201K netbook with Geode NX processor |
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ASUS is planning to launch a new netbook from Eee 1201 series, Eee PC
1201K. The netbook has 12.1" 1366 x 768 screen with LED backlight, 1
GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive upgradeable to 320 GB, Bluetooth 2.1,
Wi-fi, and 0.3 Megapixel web-camera. [Full story] |
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| Jun 11 |
Intel SSD roadmap |
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While we try not to cover news unrelated to microprocessors and
microcontrollers, we decided to post this Intel solid-state drive
roadmap as it is associated with the next generation of Intel 25nm
flash chips, and also because we didn't see the roadmap slide posted anywhere. [Full story] |
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| Jun 10 |
Core i5-580M specifications |
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Intel today posted part numbers and S-Spec numbers for the upcoming
Core i5-580M microprocessor. We combined this information together
with data from the recently leaked Intel roadmap, and with other data
that was available on the net, and added it to Core i5-580M
specifications page. [Full story] |
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| Jun 10 |
New S-Spec numbers added |
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I updated a backend script, which is used to enter S-Spec numbers into the
database. As a result, adding new S-Spec numbers doesn't take as much
time as before, and I was able to almost clear my backlog of new S-Spec
numbers. More than 50 of them were added to the S-Spec database. There
still a way to improve the script and make entering new S-Spec numbers
even faster. That change should be done by the end of next month. |
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| Jun 09 |
Intel to discontinue Core 2 Mobile processors |
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Recently Engadget posted slides from a leaked Intel mobile
processors roadmap, covering the second half of this year and the first
half of the next year. That document contained not only information
about future new mobile processors, but also useful data on
discontinued Core 2 Mobile CPUs. [Full story] |
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| Jun 07 |
New and discontinued AMD desktop processors in Q2 2010 |
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The second quarter was much more interesting and packed with new AMD
product releases than the first quarter of the year. Three big
launches in this quarter were six-core Phenom IIs in April, Athlon II
refresh in May, and entirely new lineup of Phenom II / Turion II /
Athlon II mobile microprocessors, also in May. This news story
provides a summary of new desktop processors for the quarter, and we
also provide a list of desktop CPUs discontinued at the end of the
first quarter. [Full story] |
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| Jun 05 |
Intel is preparing Celeron E3500 |
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New, faster version of dual-core Celeron microprocessor, Celeron
E3500, will be available later this year. The E3500 processor with
S-spec number SLGTY will run at 2.7 GHz, or less than 4% faster than
current top Celeron model. [Full story] |
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| Jun 04 |
Details on AMD Athlon II X2 processors with C3 revision |
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First, the good news. Not only the lately released Athlon II
microprocessors are available for sale now, but boxed versions of
older Athlon II X3 and Athlon II X4 CPUs with C3 core revision have
finally made it into stores. NewEgg currently sells three older models
with C3 core... [Full story] |
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| Jun 03 |
Specifications of Intel Core i5-560M and Pentium P6000 microprocessors |
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Two weeks ago we posted "Specifications of upcoming Intel Mobile microprocessors" story, and commented on a not-yet-released Pentium P6000 microprocessor. We were able to locate part and S-spec numbers for this CPU. We also found part numbers for Intel Core i5-560M model, which
is planned for the fourth quarter of this year. [Full story] |
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| Jun 02 |
Qualcomm announces sampling of dual-core Snapdragon chipsets |
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Yesterday, June 1, 2010, Qualcomm announced sampling of its
third-generation Snapdragon chipsets, targeting smartphone, smartbook and tablets markets. The announcement refers to new
MSM8260 chipset designed for HSPA+ standard, and MSM8660 chipset for
multi-mode HSPA+/CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. B. [Full story] |
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| Jun 02 |
Microchip introduces new microcontrollers |
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Today Microchip introduced new PIC18F "K22" family of 8-bit
microcontrollers. The "K22" MCUs target industrial, appliance,
medical, automotive and other markets. [Full story] |
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| Jun 01 |
Intel announced 4 new Atom microprocessors |
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Today Intel announced 4 new Atom microprocessors - N455 and N475 for
netbook market, and D425 and D525 CPUs for entry-level desktop market. [Full story] |
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| Jun 01 |
Intel added pricing for new Core i3/ i5 / i7 microprocessors |
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On May 27th we posted a news story about new Intel processors
coming this quarter - Xeon X3480, Pentium Dual-Core E6700, Core
I3-550, and unlocked Core i5 I5-655K and Intel Core I7-875K CPUs. All
these models, as well as Core i7-880, were listed in today's Intel price
list. [Full story] |
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| May 31 |
Intel ultra-low voltage mobile microprocessors |
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Last week, on May 24, Intel announced 6 new ultra-low voltage (ULV)
mobile CPUs based on 32nm Arrandale core. The new processors target
budget, mid-class and high-performance segments of ultra-thin notebook
market. [Full story] |
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| May 29 |
Pentium E6800 and E5700 CPUs are in the works |
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Intel posted part numbers for two future Pentium dual-core
microprocessors - E6800 and E5700. Both processors are based on older
45nm Wolfdale-3M core, and they will be produced in socket
775-compatible package. [Full story] |
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| May 29 |
Reviews of Core i5-655K and Core i7-875K unlocked microprocessors |
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Non-Disclosure Agreement for i5-655K and i7-875K processors was
lifted yesterday, May 28, and many sites posted reviews of these two
CPUs. Most of the reviewed microprocessors were engineering samples,
or, to be more exact, qualification samples. [Full story] |
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| May 28 |
Intel is readying Core i3-560 |
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Core i3-550 is not officially launched yet, but Intel is already
readying even faster Core i3 model - i3-560. This dual-core processor
will have the same 3.33 GHz core frequency and basic features as Core
i5-660 CPU - 256 KB L2 cache per core, 4 MB L3 cache, and
HyperThreading technology. [Full story] |
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| May 27 |
Intel microprocessors planned for this quarter |
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We discovered information about new Intel desktop and server
microprocessors, planned for this quarter, in a leaked Intel document. The document lists 6 new desktop processors and one server CPU. [Full story] |
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| May 26 |
Sempron 145, Athlon II X2 220 and B26 OEM processors |
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When two months ago we posted a list of then planned microprocessors,
we listed Sempron 145 and Athlon II X2 models, accompanied by Athlon
II X2, X3 and X4 models that were launched on May 11. It was not clear at the time what happened to 145 and 220
models. Today we were able to confirm that Athlon II X2 220 and
Sempron 145 are shipped to OEMs, and can be obtained in HP Compaq 6005
Pro business PC. [Full story] |
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| May 26 |
More notebooks with upcoming Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 processors |
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On May 21 we posted specifications of new mobile microprocessors,
as well as names of a few notebooks where these processors will be
shipped. As more and more information about new notebooks with
upcoming CPUs appears on the net, we decided to provide additional
information in this news story. [Full story] |
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| May 25 |
HP offers Phenom II X6 1035T CPUs in desktop computers |
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Dell was the first manufacturer who shipped six-core Phenom II 1035T in their Studio XPS 7100 line of computers (see related news below
for more information). HP now offers two desktop systems with the same
processor. [Full story] |
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| May 24 |
Intel Core i3-550 benchmarks |
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Core i3-550 microprocessor was planned for the second quarter of this year. Although this model is not officially released yet, it is already available in many stores. We tested one of the processors, and compared results to other Intel Core i3 and Core i5 CPUs, as well as a few selected Athlon II and Phenom II dual-, triple- and quad-core microprocessors. [Full story] |
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| May 22 |
News tab added to CPU pages |
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Some CPU pages now include "News" tab, which shows all news articles
previously posted on the site for the specific processor. |
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| May 21 |
Specifications of upcoming Intel Mobile microprocessors |
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Using different sources, we compiled specifications of upcoming
Intel mobile CPUs. These processors are Core i3-370M, Core i5-450M,
Core i7-740QM, Core i7-840QM and Core Extreme Edition i7-940XM. We
also discovered two Pentium Mobile models - P6000 and P6100. [Full story] |
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| May 20 |
CPU Support for recently launched CPUs |
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We conducted a quick research on how well motherboards manufacturers, ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, ECS, Gigabyte and MSI, provide CPU support for recently released microprocessors. For this research we used CPUs launched in April: Phenom II X6, Core i5-680 and Pentium E5500. [Full story] |
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| May 19 |
Intel Core i5-760 is planned |
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Intel disclosed part numbers for Core i5-760 microprocessor, which, apparently, is planned to be released in the future. Part number for OEM processors is BV80605001908AN, and for boxed CPUs is BX80605I5760. [Full story] |
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| May 19 |
Core i5-655K and Core i7-875K are in stock |
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On May 7th we posted news about pre-order of Core i5-655K and Core i7-875K microprocessors. It seems that the processors are now in stock. [Full story] |
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| May 18 |
Core i3-550 is available in stores |
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The fastest Intel Core i3 microprocessor, Core i3-550, was scheduled for the second quarter of this year. Although information on this model is not published on Intel website, which presumes that it's not officially released yet, you can buy boxed i3-550 processor from many online stores. [Full story] |
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| May 17 |
Phenom II X6 1035T shipped in Dell desktop computers |
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Last week Dell announced Studio XPS 7100 high-performance multimedia computer. We do not publish announcements of new computers, unless the computers include hard-to-find or previously unreleased processors. In this case, the processor is a Phenom II X6 1035T, which release was believed to be pushed back into the third quarter. [Full story] |
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| May 17 |
Core i7-880 CPU specifications |
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As was reported by other hardware news sites in February and March
of this year, in the second quarter Intel is planning to launch faster
version of Core i7 800-series processor - Core i7 880. [Full story] |
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| May 13 |
18 K10-based AMD mobile CPUs added |
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I added 18 new mobile microprocessors that were launched yesterday.
CPU chart, CPU identification and model number pages for these new
models were updated too. Not all new families have relationship tables
(previous / related / next family) defined yet, I will add them
eventually. |
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| May 13 |
Athlon II Dual-Core Mobile M360 is available |
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In addition to 17 new microprocessors from 2010 mainstream and ultrathin platforms, AMD quietly added yesterday top Athlon II Dual-Core Mobile processor to 2009 mainstream platform. [Full story] |
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| May 12 |
AMD launches Danube and Nile platform |
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It's been a busy week for AMD. Yesterday AMD added 6 new desktop Athlon II
processors, and today they launched mainstream and ultrathin notebook platforms.
Two microprocessor families shipped with these mobile platforms were rebranded -
"Turion II Ultra" family was changed to "Phenom II", and "V Series" family replaced
"Sempron Mobile". According to a footnote in AMD's press release, this year PC
manufacturers are going to launch 109 laptops based on mainstream
"Danube" platform, and 26 notebooks/netbooks based on ultrathin "Nile"
platform. [Full story] |
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| May 11 |
Athlon II lineup refresh |
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Today AMD introduced six new Athlon II microprocessors. These include 45 Watt low power dual-, triple- and quad-core Athlon IIs, 65 Watt standard power Athlon II X2s, and 95 Watt standard power triple- and quad-core Athlon II CPUs. [Full story] |
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| May 10 |
AMD lists 95 Watt version of Phenom II X6 1055T |
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Before official launch of Athlon II X6 family, there were rumors that up to 4 different six-core microprocessors will be launched in April or May - 1035T, 1055T (95 and 125 Watt), 1075T and 1090T. [Full story] |
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| May 07 |
Prices of upcoming Athlon II CPUs |
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We posted news today regarding pre-order prices for upcoming Intel Core i5-655K and Core i7-875K microprocessors. But it gets even better. We just discovered that forthcoming Athlon II processors are also available for pre-order on Provantage website. [Full story] |
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| May 07 |
Core i7-875K and Core i5-655K are available for pre-order |
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Core i7-875K and Core i5-655K are 32nm microprocessors with unlocked core multiplier that are expected next month. Both CPUs are based on enhanced Nehalem micro-architecture, and feature Turbo Boost and HyperThreading technologies. [Full story] |
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| May 06 |
Core 2 Duo Mobile T68xx and T69xx OEM processors |
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I stumbled on a few new T6xxx-series dual-core mobile processors in Intel's Spring 2010 "Technical Sales Guide". The processors are likely not new, and probably have been released in the first quarter of this year, if not earlier. [Full story] |
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| May 06 |
Core i5-680 shows up in US online stores |
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Intel Core i5-680 and Pentium E5500 microprocessors were introduced at the same day, on April 19. While the Pentium processor popped up in stores in a day or two, the Core i5-680 was not so fast to arrive. Only a few US online stores showed it online, and all of them had it either backordered or on special order. [Full story] |
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| May 05 |
Intel launches Moorestown platform |
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Today Intel introduced new platform, codenamed Moorestown, consisting of Platform Controller Hub (PCH) and Atom Z600-series highly-integrated microprocessors. [Full story] |
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| May 05 |
MSI added support for upcoming Pentium E6700 |
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MSI was one of the first motherboard manufacturers who listed CPU support for upcoming dual-core Pentium E6700 microprocessor. Support for the E6700 was added to 20 motherboards. [Full story] |
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| May 05 |
Vintage Atari 2600 games |
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Vintage chips and computer systems are just two areas of collecting that we covered in the past. Vintage software and games, produced 25 or more years ago, have their own dedicated collector communities, and maybe worth as much, or even more than the chips or computer systems. [Full story] |
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| May 05 |
New notebooks on upcoming AMD Danube platform |
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As was widely reported in December of last year, this month AMD will
launch Danube platform with 12 new Phenom II and Athlon II mobile
microprocessors. The new lineup consists of three quad-core, 2
triple-core, 6 dual-core and one single-core processor. [Full story] |
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| May 3 |
Athlon II X2 benchmarks |
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A few weeks ago we acquired a lot of Athlon II processors with C3 core
revision. Although we posted pictures and individual benchmarks to
Athlon II CPU pages, and added the results to our benchmark database
more than a week ago, we decided to provide benchmarks in more
readable format, i.e. as a review. [Full story] |
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| Apr 28 |
AMD introduces two embedded platforms |
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On April 26 AMD announced two new embedded platforms - compact ASB2 and high-performance AM3. Both platforms consist of AMD 785E chipset, new ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, and a selection of low- and mid-power CPUs. [Full story] |
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| Apr 28 |
ARM first quarter results |
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ARM Holdings, leading supplier of semiconductor intellectual property, reported first quarter results yesterday. In the first quarter of this year the company's revenue was 143.3 million dollars, while the profit was 57.8 million dollars, which corresponds to about 40% profit margin. [Full story] |
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| Apr 27 |
Six-core AMD Phenom II X6 processors are out |
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Today AMD introduced six-core Phenom II processors, branded as Phenom II X6. First two models in this family are 1055T with core frequency 2.8 GHz, and 1090T Black Edition with 3.2 GHz core frequency and unlocked clock multiplier. [Full story] |
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| Apr 26 |
Intel planning Pentium G6951 |
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Intel posted part and model numbers for the second socket 1156 Pentium microprocessor - Pentium G6951. The processor has an OEM part number CM80616004593AF and boxed part BX80616G6951. [Full story] |
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| Apr 25 |
VIA comes out with Nano E-series embedded processors |
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Three days ago, on April 22, VIA Technologies announced Nano E-series "world's first 64-bit power-efficient processors for tomorrow's embedded markets", as stated by press release. Nano E-series is based on Nano 3000-series family, which was introduced in November of last year. [Full story] |
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| Apr 25 |
Clock multiplier data added to CPU Chart |
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"Clock multiplier" field was added to
combined CPU Chart.
I'm planning to add another field in the near future - "L1 Cache".
After that I'm going to add filtering by market (desktop, mobile, etc)
and architecture (x86, 68000, etc) to the CPU Chart. |
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| Apr 24 |
ARM processors roadmap |
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Roadmap of ARM microprocessors for the next few years was made public in a leaked PDF file titled "Samsung System LSI Application processor for Netbook". The PDF file was produced by Samsung Electronics, and is dated by November 2009. [Full story] |
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| Apr 23 |
New Benchmarks added |
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I added benchmarks and CPUID information for
Athlon II processors with C3 core revision and a few Phenom II CPUs,
and updated benchmarks for Athlon IIs with C2 core revision. Also,
about a week ago I re-did benchmarks for Core i3 and Core i5 families.
I hope that in the next few days I will post mini-review of some of
these processors. |
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| Apr 22 |
Unlocking of Athlon II / Phenom II cores and L3 cache |
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We posted an article which covers in short, and, hopefully, concise
form unlocking of extra cores and L3 cache on Athlon II / Phenom II
microprocessors. Among other things, the article describes what features can be
enabled, lists BIOS CPU names, and demonstrates some CPU-Z screenshots
of unlocked processors, such as unlocked Phenom II X3 740 BE and
Phenom II X4 820. [Full article] |
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| Apr 22 |
CPU-World homepage changes |
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I've made two changes to the CPU-World homepage. CPU/MCU news and site
updates were finally split into two tabs. Keeping track of new or
update should be simpler now. I also removed "Latest Additions" box on
the right side of the home page. All additions to my collection
will now be displayed in the "Latest Comments" box, together with
other visitor comments. You can easily identify them from the poster
name - "CPU-World". |
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| Apr 20 |
NXP announced smallest 32-bit microcontrollers |
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NXP Semiconductors announced sampling of the smallest 32-bit microcontroller LPC1102. The microcontroller is based on ARM Cortex-M0 processor ... [Full story] |
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| Apr 19 |
Intel introduces Core i5-680 and Pentium E5500 |
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Last weekend Intel's price list was updated with two new processors - Core i5-680 and Pentium E5500. [Full story] |
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| Apr 18 |
Site update - "Benchmarks" tab changed for older families |
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"Benchmarks" tab was changed for the following families: Celeron M,
Celeron D, Core 2 Duo Mobile, Core Duo, Core Solo, Mobile Celeron
Dual-Core, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Pentium Dual-Core Mobile, and Pentium
M. Old "Benchmarks" tab for these families displayed numeric test
results only, and now it displays integer, floating-point, SIMD and
memory performance graphs for the CPU and other processors with
close performance, and shows numeric test results too. |
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| Apr 18 |
Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T pre-order prices |
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As the release date for new generation of Phenom II microprocessors is getting close, more and more online store add six-core Phenoms to their inventory. Below we compiled pre-order prices published by large US-based online stores. [Full story] |
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| Apr 17 |
Unlocking Phenom II X4 960T |
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OCW (ocworkbench.com) reports that Phenom II X4 960T processor is, in fact, a six-core CPU with two cores disabled, which can be unlocked on some motherboards. With all 6 cores running, the 960T is recognized by BIOS as "Phenom II X6 1605T". [Full story] |
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| Apr 17 |
The "WarGames IMSAI 8080" will soon be for sale |
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IMSAI 8080 microcomputer was introduced a few months after MITS Altair 8800, and, like the Altair, was offered as a kit or in assembled form. The basic IMSAI unit was housed in a cabinet with power supply, numerous slots, CPU card with Intel 8080 microprocessor, and I/O front panel with LED indicators and switches. [Full story] |
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| Apr 16 |
Phenom II X6 1055T appears on eBay |
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A few days ago we reported that some Phenom II X6 1055T boxed microprocessors were sold in China. Well, you no longer need to travel to China to buy one six-core Phenom II. [Full story] |
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| Apr 15 |
Unlocking fourth core on Athlon II X3 revision C3 CPUs |
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First triple-core Athlon IIs were rebranded Phenom II X4 Deneb processors with L3 cache and one core disabled. Computer enthusiasts quickly learned that the cache and/or the core could be re-enabled by setting "Advanced Clock Calibration" feature in BIOS to "auto". Once Athlon II X3 line of processors switched to native Rana core, which was nothing less than Athlon II quad-core "Propus" core with one core disabled, the same trick could be used to unlock the disabled fourth core. [Full story] |
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| Apr 14 |
Mobile Celerons P4500 and P4505 |
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On March 30th we posted a short story about Mobile Celeron P4500. Since then Intel launched another mobile Celeron processor - P4505. [Full story] |
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| Apr 13 |
MCS-4 chipset in white ceramic package |
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On April 5th we posted a story about big quantity of first Intel microprocessors with full sets of support chips in plastic package sold on eBay. Two days ago ended another auction for the first Intel CPU with a complete MCS-4 chip set. [Full story] |
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| Apr 12 |
Phenom II X6 1055T sold in China |
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It seems that some boxed Phenom II X6 1055T CPUs were sold in China in the past few days. Expreview.com site posted pictures of the processors, and there were pictures and benchmark results posted in xtremesystems.org forum as well (see links at the bottom). [Full story] |
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| Apr 12 |
AMD lists faster Turion II and Sempron Mobile CPUs |
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Today AMD listed two new mobile processors - Turion II M560, and
Sempron M140. Both processors have status "active", which, we presume,
means that these are now shipped to OEM manufacturers. [Full story] |
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| Apr 12 |
MITS Altair on eBay |
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MITS Altair 8800 was one of early microcomputers that was very popular at its time. Basic version of the Altair included only a cabinet with a power supply, 4-slot bus board, CPU card with 8080 microprocessor, memory card with 256 bytes of memory, and I/O front panel. In addition to basic computer it was possible to buy extra memory and I/O boards. [Full story] |
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| Apr 11 |
Phenom II X4 B97 pictured and benchmarked |
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Quad-core Phenom II B97 microprocessor is coming some time this quarter. We don't know exactly when it's going to be released, but we do have one CPU, and we just finished testing it. [Full story] |
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| Apr 11 |
Site update - 8051 family updated with more microcontrollers |
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AMD, Fujitsu and Siemens 8051 / 80C51 microcontrollers were added
to 8051 family. |
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| Apr 10 |
Site update - missing K7 and K8 processors added |
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A few missing K7 and K8 processors were added to the site:
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| Apr 9 |
Site update - added featured eBay auctions |
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I added "Featured eBay auctions" block to the front page of CPU-World.
This block will link to some of my eBay auctions, and, possibly, to
various interesting auctions of other CPU collectors. As a note, my
eBay auctions are not official CPU-World auctions or sales. Most of
the microprocessors and microcontrollers, that you see on the site, I
bought as new boxed or OEM parts at my own expense, and I periodically
sell more expensive processors on eBay to recoup my costs. So, adding
links to my auctions is a way to promote them and get better price.
This will allow me to buy more processors, test them, sell them, and
so on. |
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| Apr 08 |
References to Celeron E3900 surfaced |
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In the August of last year there were reports about Celeron E3900
processor to be launched in the first quarter of this year. It was
reported that the E3900 would be clocked at 3.4 GHz, have 800 MHz
FSB and 1 MB L2 cache. With 3.4 GHz core frequency, as opposed to 2.6
GHz for fastest at this time
Celeron
E3400, the E3900 was supposed to be a big leap in performance for
budget desktop processors. [Full story] |
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| Apr 08 |
New labeling of AMD boxed processors |
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AMD is going to modify labeling of all boxed processors. Old AMD boxes had three different stickers on the box - box seal sticker, a sticker with part and serial numbers, and a sticker with model number and UPC barcode. [Full story] |
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| Apr 7 |
Missing Core i7 Mobile CPUs added |
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I added missing Core i7 Mobile processors. These were launched on
January 7 along with 32nm Core i3, Core i5, Core i3 Mobile, and Core
i5 Mobile families. The list of added parts is below.
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| Apr 6 |
Site updates |
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As you probably already noticed, I changed news format. From now on all
site update news, like this one, will be posted in old format both on the
front page and on the "News" page. Other news, like new processors
releases, rumors about upcoming processors, interesting facts about
vintage processors and systems, will be posted in new format -
front page and the "News" page will show a headline and the first few
sentences from the article. The headline for other news will be linked
to a page with complete news article. Eventually I will either split
site update news and other news into different sections, or provide a
way to hide certain types of news. |
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| Apr 06 |
AMD is preparing ultra low power Athlon II 170u |
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As we already posted on March 24, AMD is planning new ultra low-power single-core Athlon II processor for the second quarter of 2010. Currently Athlon II family has only one member, model 160u, which runs at 1.8 GHz and dissipates no more than 20 Watts of power. [Full story] |
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| Apr 05 |
Intel 4004 microprocessors on eBay |
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If you were looking to acquire the first microprocessor for your collection, or just to show it to your friends, there is a good deal on eBay right now. You can get Intel 4004 CPU in plastic package with full set of 4004 support chips, also in plastic packages, for mere $49 [Full story] |
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| Apr 05 |
Specifications of upcoming Core i7-970 |
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As was reported by other hardware news sites in February and March,
Intel plans new six-core Core i7-970 microprocessor
in the third quarter of this year. Much like the
Core i7 Extreme i7-980X,
the i7-970 will be based on Westmere micro-architecture, feature 256
KB/core L2 and 12 MB L3 caches, and have HyperThreading and
TurboBoost technologies enabled. [Full story] |
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| Apr 05 |
New 3.2 GHz 95 Watt quad-core Phenom II CPUs |
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Two new Phenom II X4 microprocessors are coming this quarter -
model 955 with lower power consumption, and business class processor
B97. Both processors will be based on C3 core revision,
and have 95 Watt Thermal Design Power. [Full story] |
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| Apr 3 |
New benchmarks added |
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New tests were added to our internal benchmark suite. In all future
benchmarks you will see many new multi-threaded benchmarks - Lame MP3
and FLAC audio encoding, XVid and H.264 video encoding,
Fritz Chess benchmark, CrystalMark synthetic tests, and a few
development/productivity tests, such as data encryption speed, MySQL
database performance and Apache web server performance. In the near
future our I will update our benchmark browser, and this should make
easier CPU selection process, and provide detailed explanation of the
benchmark procedures. |
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| Apr 02 |
Upcoming Athlon II C3-revision CPUs - now with pictures |
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We recently posted information on nine upcoming Athlon II microprocessors with C3 core revision. We now have all of these processors ready for benchmarking, and, since benchmark results will be ready only next week, we decided to show some Athlon II Pictures for now. [Full story] |
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