Today Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the world's second largest microprocessor maker, unveiled six new CPUs to hold off Intel while it prepares its next-generation architecture.
First, let's get a quick primer on AMD's CPU brand strategy, which can be a bit confusing. AMD makes two major lines of CPUs -- a high end line dubbed Phenom II, and a budget lined dubbed Athlon II. Athlon IIs lack L3 cache and typically feature slightly lower clock speeds. Also, only Phenom II has a subfamily of hexa-core (6-core) CPUs, code-named "Thuban" -- Athlon II is only available in two-, three-, and four-core variants. Both processors are built on a 45 nm SOI with immersion lithography process.
The Athlon II lineup has seen 3 refreshes this year (January, May, and now September), which have bumped processor speeds on the various lines by 300 MHz. The Phenom II lineup has seen only two refreshes this year, though it also saw the launch of hexa-core models.
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
AMD Processor Line up
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