AnandTech: CPU & Chipset Section

AMD's Phenom X3 8000 Series: Fighting Two Cores with Three?

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AMD is introducing the first triple-core x86 processors as a part of its quick and dirty strategy to remain competitive with Intel's dual-core CPUs. Despite having more cores than the competition at the same price point, AMD's clock speeds aren't high enough to make the Phenom X3 a serious threat to Intel. The real threat these days actually comes from ATI...

April 23, 2008, 44 comments

IGP Power Consumption - 780G, GF8200, and G35

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the greenest of them all? The answer may surprise you.

April 18, 2008, 43 comments

Intel's Atom Architecture: The Journey Begins

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When we reviewed the first Centrino CPU we claimed that it would revolutionize the mobile world, and it has. Intel's Atom processor has even more ambitious goals and we're able to have a look at its architecture to find out how it plans on achieving them.

April 2, 2008, 46 comments

Higher Clock Speeds, No TLB Issues and Better Pricing: The New Phenom

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Last year Phenom brought AMD a terrible end to a terrible year. While AMD continues to try to resurrect itself we find ourselves in the midst of a second Phenom launch. With better chips, better clock speeds and better pricing see how AMD went from a complete dud to actually competitive with the Phenom X4 9850. It looks like we may just get competition in the CPU industry once again.

March 27, 2008, 64 comments

NVIDIA's 790i Arrives: SLI Rides Again

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Users looking to run the latest DDR3 memory technology with multi-GPU graphics from NVIDIA finally have the answer they've been waiting for. We examine exactly what makes the nForce 790i (Ultra) SLI platform so special and why it deserves to make your short list for consideration when it comes time to upgrade…

March 18, 2008, 19 comments

Opening the Kimono: Intel Details Nehalem and Tempts with Larrabee

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Intel gave us a few morsels of information on its future microprocessor plans, including details on the architectural enhancements to its first desktop CPU with an integrated memory controller: Nehalem.

March 17, 2008, 53 comments

AMD's B3 Stepping Phenom Previewed, TLB Hardware Fix Tested

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We scored a B3 stepping Phenom with the hardware level fix for the TLB bug. Let's find out if Phenom take-two is any better than the original.

March 12, 2008, 29 comments

AMD 780G: Preview of the Best Current IGP Solution

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We take an initial look at HD playback quality against the GeForce 8200 and G35.

March 10, 2008, 49 comments

More Details on the Intel Atom Emerge

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Intel revealed some more information on the Atom processor and its 2009/2010 successor, Moorestown.

March 6, 2008, 11 comments

Intel's 45nm Dual-Core E8500: The Best Just Got Better

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Intel continues to assert their processor marketplace dominance with the release of a new line of 45nm dual-core CPUs designed to bring outstanding performance and energy efficiency to the desktop.

March 5, 2008, 43 comments

Silverthorne Gets a Name: Meet Intel Atom and Intel Centrino Atom

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Intel is announcing the brand names for its ultra low power x86 Silverthorne based processors and platforms. Read on for the specifics.

March 2, 2008, 17 comments

Intel X38 Tango - Is High FSB Overclocking Worth It?

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We do some dirty dancing with Intel's X38 MCH and find that there is a price to pay for running those high FSB rates.

February 26, 2008, 15 comments

Intel's Silverthorne Unveiled: Detailing Baby Centrino

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Intel unveiled the architectural details of its Silverthorne CPU at this year's ISSCC. Silverthorne has the potential to be Intel's most important microarchitecture since the first Centrino CPUs, find out Intel's plan for the future of CE devices.

February 20, 2008, 9 comments

Intel's 8-core Skulltrail Platform: Close to Perfecting the Niche

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Need 8 cores but can't wait until 2009? Intel's Skulltrail platform can give you 8 Penryn based cores today, but not without some serious caveats.

February 4, 2008, 29 comments

Intel's Menlow Revealed: Baby Centrino Gets Ready

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Intel has been hard at work on an even smaller, even more power efficient mobile platform since 2004. The first incarnation is about to be released and we got to spend some time with it. Say hello to Menlow.

January 9, 2008, 21 comments