AMD Phenom X4 9500 2.2GHz Socket AM2+

AMD has clearly priced the Phenom at the same level as the Q6600 and in that respect it misses the mark as the Intel option delivers better performance at standard clock speeds and will overclock like a dream. To add to AMD’s woes, Intel is...

With its first desktop quad-core processor – arriving after delays of more than a year – AMD has finally abandoned the Athlon brand. The new Phenom range follows the initial launch of the Opteron-branded Barcelona server parts last...

The bottom line is that AMD's Phenom processors are currently too expensive and don't perform well enough to offer serious competition for Intel's quad-core processors. With the low clock speeds, AMD needs applications that make use of...

A long time coming and only barely worth the wait, Phenom is good but a long way from outstanding. With its first desktop quad-core processor - arriving after delays of more than a year - AMD has finally abandoned the Athlon brand. The new Phenom...

AMDs new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel...

Well, these Phenom X4 Quad-Core CPUs have been a long time coming, I remember all the hype as far back as CES in January 2007, AMD has been promoting this new line of CPUs like crazy, but its been a long time since the announcement and the release...