AMD ships triple-core Phenom CPUs
March 30, 2008
AMD has started shipping its Phenom X3 8000 series triple-core processors..
The Phenom X3 alternation are the alone triple-core x86 processors on the market, according to AMD.
The new ambit is advised to assignment best with AMD’s afresh apparent 780 alternation chipset, which can accord users high-definition on a boilerplate PC.
“In 2007, AMD committed to carrying AMD Phenom triple-core processors in Q1 2008 and today the aggregation makes acceptable on that promise,” said Bob Brewer, accumulated carnality admiral of cardinal business at AMD.
The X3 CPUs will initially be accessible in two flavours: the 8400 which runs at 2.1GHz and the 8600 which clocks at 2.3GHz. Both are accepted to be accessible aboriginal from OEMs and arrangement builders.
AMD additionally appear the availability of its Phenom X4 9100e quad-core processors, the world’s aboriginal energy-efficient desktop quad-core processor, which operates at a best of 65W.
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