AMD on the Comeback - Nine New Phenoms Introduced

from the AMD website

Immediately available are “four new high-performance AMD Phenom X4 processors for PC users” which AMD classes as perfect for those “in search of the Ultimate Visual Experience” – although there is also a special fifth model that runs at a world’s first 65 watts.

Although AMD says there are only ‘four’ high performance Phenom X4 processors, they come in eight flavors, and a ninth if you include the 65-watter – with all naturally 64-bit capable.

There’s the 9500 and 9550 which run at 2.2GHz and 95 watts, the 9600 and 9600 ‘Black Edition’ which run at 2.3GHz and 95 watts.

Then there’s the 9750 which runs at 2.4GHz and comes in a 125 watt and 95 watt version, while the 9850 only comes in a ‘Black Edition model’ and runs the fastest at 2.5GHz and 125 watts.

AMD’s pricing page has the details, with the processors ranging in price from US $209 to US $235 in lots of 1000, as they are traditionally sold.

There’s also a fifth model called the AMD Phenom X4 9100e which runs at 65 watts – see page 3 more information.

Although the flagship of the X4 range is the new “9850 Black Edition processor”, each CPU features “true quad-core design”, with AMD saying that “when matched to AMD 790 series chipsets supports up to four award-winning ATI Radeon HD 3800 series graphics cards”.

AMD is once again on the rise, which is good news even if you’re an Intel fan, as competition improves both contenders.

Another good thing is that these are all of the B3 stepping, so no nasty stalls or extra BIOS code is needed. The 2.5GHz ‘Black Edition’ is a good sign, and were not ten days into spring - perhaps we’ll see 3GHz parts by summer!

Tags: amd, phenom x4, true quad core, black edition, cool’n'quiet 2.0