Posts Tagged ‘Athlon II’

Monday, January 25th, 2010

AMD starts shipping new Phenom IIs, outs fastest dual core chip   AMD Athlon II Phenom II logo

AMD has just released five new processors along their Phenom II and Athlon II lines, with a (pleasant) focus on more budget-friendly chips, highlighted by the Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition, touted as the fastest (or at least AMD’s fastest) dual-core processor with a 3.2GHz core frequency and a TDP (thermal design power) of only 80W—awesome on its own right, but the best part is it’s price: it’s listed to sell for only $99.

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