TECHWORLDSPACE » quad-core processor http://www.techworldspace.com Latest from the World of Technology.. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AMD launches Phenom II and Dragon Desktop Platform http://www.techworldspace.com/hardware/amd-launches-phenom-ii-and-dragon-desktop-platform/ http://www.techworldspace.com/hardware/amd-launches-phenom-ii-and-dragon-desktop-platform/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:37:48 +0000 admin http://www.techworldspace.com/hardware/amd-launches-phenom-ii-and-dragon-desktop-platform/ Finally, AMD today officially announced the 45nm quad-core Phenom II processors. The Phenom II will be available as 2.8GHz X4 920 and the 3.0GHz X4 940 Black edition, priced at $235 and $275 respectively.

amd-phenom-ii Also, AMD announced the Dragon Desktop Platform which includes a Phenom II processor, ATI Radeon 4800 HD Graphics and a 790 series motherboard. This setup saves on power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to previous Phenom processors.

These new processors can be used with the existing motherboards, this is where AMD scores the most and is sure to give some serious competition to Intel in the days ahead.

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