Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme processor
Intel's dominance with the Nehalem Core i7s has been nearly complete, yet a replacement will soon arrive in the form of Gulftown, a six-core monster with 12MB of cache. How good is it? Should it replace your Pentium 4? Your Core 2 Quad Q6600? We investigate. Read more...
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Core i3 takes on Athlon II
What happens when you test the Core i3-530 against the Athlon II X4 in a broad suite of benchmarks, while considering power efficiency, overclocking headroom, value, and historical perspective? Repetitive strain injury, if you're us. For you, though, we have a massive, comprehensive CPU roundup. Read more...
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Intel's Core Mobile CPUs debut in Asus' K42F notebook
Arrandale is Intel's first mainstream notebook CPU based on the Nehalem microarchitecture, and it shares the same potent silicon as the new Clarksfield desktop CPUs. We have the goods on the new Core Mobile lineup and a look at Asus' first Arrandale-based notebook, the affordable K42F. Read more...
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Intel's Core i3 and i5 dual-core processors
Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture has gone entirely mainstream with the arrival of the dual-core processors code-named Clarkdale. This release also marks two major milestones: the first 32-nm processor, and the first major desktop CPU with integrated graphics. But is it a peanut butter and Vegemite sandwich? Hmm. Read more...
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Intel's next-gen Atom arrives in Asus' Eee PC 1005PE netbook
Intel didn't intend for its Atom CPU to revolutionize the ultraportable notebook market, but it happened anyway. Today, the next-gen "Pine Trail" Atom platform debuts in Asus' Eee PC 1005PE. We take a close look at Atom's second coming to see what's new. Read more...
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Phenom II X4 965 slips into more modest thermal envelope
Some folks scoffed when AMD introduce the Phenom II X4 965 processor back in August with a 140W thermal design power. Now, some months later, AMD has introduced a revised version with a 125W TDP. Read more...
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Intel's Core i7 comes to notebooks
Nehalem has finally arrived for notebooks in the form of Clarksdale Core i7 mobile processors that are virtually identical to their Lynnfield desktop counterparts. Keep reading to see how the new Core i7-920XM performs inside a cutting-edge portable gaming rig. Read more...
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Intel's Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 processors
These new Core i5 and i7 processors promise to enable systems that are faster, cheaper, quieter, smaller, and more energy efficient than prior desktop PCs. Has Intel pulled it off? Keep reading to find out. Read more...
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AMD's Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor
The Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor could compute Pi to an insane number of digits during the time it takes to pronounce its full name, in part because it runs at a rather high-strung clock rate of 3.4GHz. But mostly because of the name. Read more...
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A bevy of new desktop processors arrives
AMD and Intel have deluged us with new CPUs. The result? An enormous roundup of 26 different types of processors, including five brand-new ones. We've poked, prodded, tested for performance, measured power efficiency, overclocked, and considered the value propositions for CPUs from $87 to $999. Read more...
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AMD's 'Istanbul' six-core Opteron processors
The new "Istanbul" Opteron packs six cores into a single chip, which makes it the fastest, most power-efficient Opteron yet. But can it match Intel's formidable Nehalem Xeons? The answer might surprise you in more ways than one. Read more...
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Last by pluscard at 9:35 PM on 06/13/09 -
GlobalFoundries gears up
Last week, we traveled to the offices of GlobalFoundries to meet with the firm's executives and to understand their plans for the newly minted chip foundry created by the spin-off of AMD's manufacturing division. Read more...
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AMD's Phenom II X4 955 processor
With the introduction of the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition, AMD matches its world record for longest CPU name. Even better, this is the fastest desktop CPU the company has ever produced, and it goes toe to toe with one of Intel's best Core 2 Quad processors. Read more...
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Intel's Xeon W5580 processors
Intel's Nehalem-based Xeons are finally here, and they've left us gasping for air. This may well be the largest performance jump from one CPU generation to the next that we've ever seen. The downside? We're still looking for one. Read more...
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