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Title: AMD Phenom II hits 5GHz stable Post by: Alex on November 22, 2008, 11:51:43 AM AMD Phenom II hits 5GHz stable
A sneak peek given to the press by AMD, showcased their upcoming line of processors known as the "Phenom II". The Phenom II are AMD's answer to Intel's newest chipset, the Core i7. Hoping to compete in the market with the Core i7 the Phenom II line of quad-core processors will be AM2+ compatible. The first two models to be released will have a clock speed that starts at 2.8GHz. However, one of the key bragging areas for AMD's line of Phenom processors is its overclockability. AMD claims a 30-40% reduction in power consumption under full load thanks to their transition to a 45nm fab process. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/CVXlpD7zj68/amd-phenom-ii-hits-5ghz-stable-3 |