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AMD FX-8370E Review: Pulling The Handbrake For More EfficiencySep 22, 2014 - in Reviews
Going more slowly is more efficient. That’s what AMD must have thought when they designed its new FX-8370E processor, thus closing a gap in the company's line-up. We evaluate whether this CPU is really more efficient and what happens when we overclock it.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: September 2014Sep 16, 2014 - in Reviews
This month reveals a wealth of new processors including Intel's eight-core beast, the Core i7-5960X. We also look at other Haswell-E options and consider AMD's new 95 W, eight-core FX processors, the 125 W FX-8370, and other new models and price changes.
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AMD A10-7800 APU Review: Kaveri Hits the Efficiency Sweet SpotAug 19, 2014 - in Reviews
AMD recently introduced another model in its A-series APU family called the A10-7800. While we already know a lot about the Kaveri architecture, this particular chip's power profile makes it more interesting than the performance-oriented incarnations.
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AMD FX-7600P Kaveri Review: FX Rides Again...In A Mobile APU?Jun 4, 2014 - in Reviews
We had a chance to play with AMD's new mobile flavor of the Kaveri APU. While it sheds some of its desktop-related limitations, will it be able to take the fight to Intel's stronghold, the Notebook space?
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Mullins And Beema APUs: AMD Gets Serious About Tablet SoCsApr 28, 2014 - in Reviews
AMD recently introduced us to its Mullins and Beema APUs, which are architecturally similar to Kabini and Temash, but include some power and performance enhancements. We take an early look at a custom form factor and compare to Intel's best effort.
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AMD Athlon 5350 And AM1 Platform Review: Kabini In A SocketApr 9, 2014 - in Reviews
AMD is repackaging the mobile-focused Kabini APU for use on the desktop, and tucking them under the familiar Athlon and Sempron brands. We take a closer look at the company's socketed AM1 platform and compare its performance to Intel's Bay Trail-D.
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AMD A10-7850K And A8-7600: Kaveri Gives Us A Taste Of HSAJan 16, 2014 - in Reviews
We've spent the days following CES benchmarking two of AMD's new Kaveri-based APUs. Do the Steamroller x86 architecture, GCN graphics design, and HSA-oriented features impress, or do they come up short against Intel's value-oriented Haswell-based parts?
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AMD's Piledriver And K10 CPU Architectures Face OffAug 18, 2013 - in Reviews
Vishera, Deneb, Trinity, and Propus are code names for some of AMD's most value-oriented processor configurations from the past couple of generations. We get our hands on several models to compare in productivity, content creation, and gaming workloads.
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AMD A10-6700 And A10-6800K Review: Richland Hits The DesktopJun 4, 2013 - in Reviews
Richland, code name for AMD's highest-end APUs, finds its way into our lab in the form of A10-6700 and A10-6800K. Based on the Piledriver architecture and VLIW4 graphics, these chips are slight improvements to Trinity. Can they outshine Core i3, though?
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AMD's Kabini: Jaguar And GCN Come Together In A 15 W APUMay 23, 2013 - in Reviews
AMD is ready to talk about the Temash and Kabini APUs, based on its Jaguar x86 architecture and Graphics Core Next design. We even have a reference Temash-based notebook here in the lab for benchmarking. How does it compare to Pentium and Core i3?
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Crysis 3 Performance, Benchmarked On 16 Graphics CardsMar 4, 2013 - in Reviews
Crysis 3 boasts amazing graphics quality, and is based on an engine that takes the strongest PCs to their knees. Is it playable on low-end hardware? Can we run this one at its highest detail levels on today's graphics cards? Our benchmarks tell the story.
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Gaming Shoot-Out: 18 CPUs And APUs Under $200, BenchmarkedFeb 11, 2013 - in Reviews
Now that Piledriver-based CPUs and APUs are widely available (and the FX-8350 is selling for less than $200), it's a great time to compare value-oriented chips in our favorite titles. We're also breaking out a test that conveys the latency between frames.
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Memory Scaling, AMD's Trinity APUs, And Game PerformanceFeb 3, 2013 - in Reviews
When it comes to gaming, the integrated Radeon on AMD's Trinity architecture crushes the HD Graphics 4000 engine native to Intel's fastest Ivy Bridge CPU. But we want to make a good thing better. How much does fast memory help boost an APU's performance?
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CPU Charts 2012: 86 Processors From AMD And Intel, TestedDec 23, 2012 - in Reviews
Benchmarking 86 CPUs takes a while. After long last, though, we have 51 models from AMD and 35 from Intel tested in our current suite. If you want to know how your processor sizes up to its competition, you'll find plenty of comparison data inside!
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Windows 8: Does AMD's Bulldozer Architecture Benefit?Oct 30, 2012 - in Reviews
Shortly after AMD's Bulldozer architecture launched, AMD had us anticipating a couple of hotfixes that were supposed to improve FX-8150's performance. But Windows 8 was the ultimate goal. Now that the operating system is out, does it help FX-8150?
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AMD FX-8350 Review: Does Piledriver Fix Bulldozer's Flaws?Oct 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Last year, AMD launched its Bulldozer architecture to disappointed enthusiasts who were hoping to see the company rise to its former glory. Today, we get an FX processor based on the Piledriver update. Does it give power users something to celebrate?
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AMD FX-4170 Vs. Intel Core i3-3220: Which ~$125 CPU Should You Buy?Oct 14, 2012 - in Reviews
AMD has the clock rate on its side. But Intel's Ivy Bridge architecture boasts superior IPC throughput. We pit the 4.2 GHz FX-4170 against Intel's new 3.3 GHz Core i3-3220 in an effort to determine which CPU is the better buy for $125.
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AMD's Trinity APU Efficiency: Undervolted And OverclockedOct 2, 2012 - in Reviews
We've been playing with AMD's Trinity APUs for four months, and they're just now being rolled out to the channel. This time, we take a look at the architecture's efficiency compared to a pair of Ivy Bridge-based Core i3s. Can A10 and A8 stand up to Intel?
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Gaming At 1920x1080: AMD's Trinity Takes On Intel HD GraphicsSep 26, 2012 - in Reviews
Think you're pretty snazzy because your integrated graphics core plays mainstream games at 1280x720? We're on to bigger and better things, like modern titles at 1920x1080. Can AMD's Trinity architecture push high-enough frame rates to make this possible?
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AMD Trinity On The Desktop: A10, A8, And A6 Get Benchmarked!Sep 26, 2012 - in Reviews
Desktop-bound Trinity APUs are shipping to OEMs, but they won't show up in the channel for months. Nevertheless, we got our hands on three upcoming models. How does Piledriver fare? What about VLIW4 graphics? Does memory play a big role? We answer within!
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AMD Desktop Trinity Update: Now With Core i3 And A8-3870KSep 26, 2012 - in Reviews
We update our first look at AMD's A6, A8, and A8 Trinity-based APUs with numbers from an A8-3870K, Core i3-2100, and Core i3-2105. The new results give us a much better idea of how the upcoming architecture will fare in productivity apps and games.
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Better With Time? The A8-3870 And Pentium G630, One Year LaterSep 9, 2012 - in Reviews
AMD's desktop APUs, which combine x86 cores and graphics resources, emerged more than a year ago. We take a Llano-based A8-3870 and compare its performance from 2011 to what you get today using new drivers, application versions, and OpenCL acceleration.
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Guild Wars 2: Your Graphics Card And CPU Performance GuideAug 26, 2012 - in Reviews
The anticipated sequel to Guild Wars is here, and we're putting this MMO through its paces to let you know what hardware you'll need in order to play it at its highest details. We also explore which processor architectures work best with Guild Wars 2.
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AMD Fusion: How It Started, Where It’s Going, And What It MeansAug 13, 2012 - in Reviews
You've already read about APUs, and maybe you're even using them now. But the road to creating APUs was paved with a number of struggles and unsung breakthroughs. This is the story of how hybrid chips came to be at AMD and where they’re going.
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Professional Help: Getting The Best Overclock From AMD's A8-3870KAug 7, 2012 - in Reviews
We recently hooked up with overclocking guru Sami Mäkinen to get his take on the best way to overclock AMD's A8-3870K APU. Using his advice, we tweaked five retail -3870Ks and compared their overclocked gaming performance to a discrete Radeon HD 6670.
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AMD A10-4600M Review: Mobile Trinity Gets TestedMay 15, 2012 - in Reviews
AMD steps up to the plate with an all-new processor. Armed with the updated Piledriver CPU core and VLIW4 graphics architecture, the Trinity APU represents an impressive improvement over the Llano generation. But can it stand up to Intel's best efforts?
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Battle At $140: Can An APU Beat An Intel CPU And Add-In Graphics?Feb 28, 2012 - in Reviews
What can you get for $140? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented option.
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AMD FX Vs. Intel Core i3: Exploring Game Performance With Cheap GPUsFeb 22, 2012 - in Reviews
Following our sub-$200 gaming CPU comparison, we put Intel's Core i3-2100 and AMD's FX-4100 under the microscope. This time, we test a number of different graphics cards from AMD to see how GPUs affect perceived processor bottlenecks.
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Live From AMD's Financial Analyst DayFeb 2, 2012 - in Reviews
We've been waiting on AMD's Financial Analyst Day for more information on how the company plans to approach new and current businesses moving forward. Ahead of the big event, AMD pre-briefed us on the news.
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OpenCL In Action: Post-Processing Apps, AcceleratedFeb 1, 2012 - in Reviews
We've been bugging AMD for years now, literally: show us what GPU-accelerated software can do. Finally, the company is ready to put us in touch with ISVs in nine different segments to demonstrate how its hardware can benefit optimized applications.