Posts tagged AMD

Wow, AMD better than Intel (it’s official)

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It’s time, once again, for the Top 500 list of speedy supercomputers. AMD is crowing that the first four are powered by its chips. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dissect the list and marvel at the big numbers.

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15102/wow_amd_better_than_intel_its_official

AMD Phenom II Breaks 7GHz Barrier

7.08GHz. That’s the record-shattering speed an AMD Phenom II processor was overclocked to using a massive amount of liquid helium. You can watch the whole process in this documentary video set to one kickass soundtrack.

http://gizmodo.com/5404507/amd-phenom-ii-breaks-7ghz-barrier

Intel and AMD settle legal rows

US chip maker Intel has agreed to pay rival AMD $1.25bn as part of a deal to settle all outstanding legal disputes between the two companies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8357266.stm

AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU

August marked the launch of AMD’s current flagship desktop processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Today, we have a fresh revision of this CPU that brings some new features to the table. Unfortunately, these new aspects do not improve stock performance of the 3.4GHz quad-core chip. Instead, they tweak it in other areas that many enthusiasts care about. Here’s a quick run down of those improvements.

http://hothardware.com/Articles/AMD-Launches-125W-Phenom-II-X4-965-CPU/