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AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE and Athlon II X2 250 review @ TechSpot
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AMD has made a successful transition to the 45nm fabrication process, giving the Phenom II series the necessary breathing room to prove it has what it takes to go head to head with the Intel Core 2 range. However, as of today it will be possible to get your hands around the Phenom II architecture for even less as we present you with the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition processor.
The Phenom II X2 550 is based on the same specifications as the rest of the Phenom II family, but featuring half as many cores being a dual-core processor. The new processor operates at 3.10GHz, so about 100MHz slower (per core) than the flagship X4 955, and is expected to sell for a compelling $102.
AMD is also breathing new life into the Athlon brand with today's launch of the Athlon II X2 250. This new dual-core Athlon is the first of four models scheduled for release, of which the X2 250 should be the fastest part clocked at 3.0GHz.
The Phenom II X2 550 is based on the same specifications as the rest of the Phenom II family, but featuring half as many cores being a dual-core processor. The new processor operates at 3.10GHz, so about 100MHz slower (per core) than the flagship X4 955, and is expected to sell for a compelling $102.
AMD is also breathing new life into the Athlon brand with today's launch of the Athlon II X2 250. This new dual-core Athlon is the first of four models scheduled for release, of which the X2 250 should be the fastest part clocked at 3.0GHz.
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User Comments (7)
Post a comment| Guest on June 2, 2009 12:41 AM | Oh yes! Both are going to be *** kicking! Grab the Phenom Black edition and OC to 3.8GHz. Screw a quad core, unless you are a movie editor or web designer, Firefox, Photoshop and chat do not need 4 cores! |
| Rage_3K_Moiz on June 2, 2009 4:57 AM | The pricing and performance of the Phenom II X2 is
fantastic! AMD seems to be turning things around
IMO. Just one question: Do these new CPUs have any sort of power-saving feature like the EIST on the Core 2 CPUs? |
| [-Steve-] on June 2, 2009 6:43 AM | AMD has what they call Cool'n'Quiet which is a CPU speed throttling and power saving technology introduced with their Athlon 64 processor line. |
| Rage_3K_Moiz on June 2, 2009 8:21 AM | Oh, I didn't know it was active on the Phenoms as well. I
just found out on the Wiki for Cool n'
Quiet. Thanks for the info though. Will we be able to get an early preview of Lynnfield like at Anandtech? Or will we have to wait for a review when they release? |
| supersmashbrada on June 3, 2009 12:48 AM | I'm waiting on benches, until then I'll disregard amd competing in the low/mid sector. I hope these are promising though. |
| [-Steve-] on June 3, 2009 5:15 AM | I'm waiting on benches, until
then I'll disregard amd competing in the low/mid sector. I
hope these are promising though. What do you mean you
are waiting for the benches?
|
| Guest on October 28, 2009 12:57 PM | great review, thanks |
