Sempron

If you think that there are too many CPUs today, from both AMD and Intel, with features and performance too close to each other to make much difference, you are not alone.
Back in the old days, we used to have distinct grades of CPU lines, and they were clearly defined by speed and performance changes [...]

Power, that is. Without much fanfare, AMD has started delivering more efficient chips, with the AM3 socket configuration. The most conspicuous offering is the Phenom II 945 X4, which is spec’ed identically to the ‘other’ Phenom II  945 X4, except that this new model has a power usage of only 95 watts at full bore, [...]