AMD Announces Expansions to Phenom, Athlon Processor Lines
AMD Announces Expansions to Phenom, Athlon Processor Lines
Posted 06/02/2009 at 6:07am
| by Paul Lilly
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We're still waiting for AMD to go gunning after Core i7, but in the meantime, the No. 2 chip maker announced plans to expand its Athlon and Phenom processor lines. The new chips include the Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition.
Zipping along at 3.0GHz, the Athlon II X2 250 will take its place as the fastest Athlon processor in AMD's lineup. Other vitals include a 45nm manufacturing processor, 65W TDP, and an AM3 package allowing it to support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory. Perhaps best of all, the new chip is being priced at a budget-friendly $87.
As for the other processor, the Phenom II X2 550 BE will rank as the company's "fastest ever dual-core processor" clocked at 3.1GHz. It will come with an HT Link of 2.0GHz, a 7MB cache, and the same AM3 package as the aforementioned Athlon II. And it won't cost much more, either - look for a $103 price tag.
No word yet on a release date.
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Caboose
June 02, 2009 at 12:21pm
Damnit! I just bought an Athlon x2 7750for my HTPC. The Athlon II x2 250 would have been a better choice!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
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