AMD announces speedy new quad-core, six-core Phenom II processors

AMD’s already gotten official with its Atom-challenging Fusion processors that promise a whole host of benefits for mobile users — namely 10+ hour battery life and significantly improved GPU performance — but the chipmaker isn’t about to leave its desktop CPUs behind here at CES. The company has also just announced its new 3.6GHz Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition and 2.9GHz Phenom II X6 1065T processors, the former of which is AMD’s fastest quad-core processor to date, while the latter promises to combine high performance with a low 95W TDP (relatively speaking), and AMD’s own Turbo CORE technology. What’s more, unlike the Fusion processors, these are apparently both available immediately, and they’ve already garnered a few early reviews. Hit up the links below to check a few of those out, and head on past the break for the official press release. Continue reading AMD announces speedy new quad-core, six-core Phenom II processors AMD announces speedy new quad-core, six-core Phenom II processors originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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