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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: August 2011Aug 22, 2011 - in Reviews
August gives us a number of price cuts, especially across AMD's Phenom II X4 and X6 families. We consider the impact of lower prices, in addition to how all this may fit into the imminent release of Bulldozer, AMD's next-generation desktop architecture.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: July 2011Jul 26, 2011 - in Reviews
July sees Intel's ratio-locked Core i7-980 emerge, while AMD's A6-3650 and A8-3850 APUs show up at retail. In addition, the new Sandy Bridge-based Pentium G800 processors challenge AMD's sub-$100 gaming CPU dominance for the first time in recent memory.
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Tom's CPU Architecture Shootout: 16 CPUs, One Core Each, And 3 GHzJul 25, 2011 - in Reviews
The CPU landscape is really complex. Both AMD and Intel offer tons of different models. But how would today’s processors perform if they didn't have multiple cores? We take 16 different CPUs and compare them all using a single core running at 3 GHz.
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AMD A8-3850 Review: Llano Rocks Entry-Level DesktopsJun 29, 2011 - in Reviews
Earlier this month we previewed AMD's Llano architecture in a notebook environment. Now we have the desktop version with a 100 W TDP. How much additional performance can the company procure with a loftier thermal ceiling and higher clocks?
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: June 2011Jun 28, 2011 - in Reviews
June saw an army of new processors pushed to retail: Intel's new Pentium G6xx and G8xx lines, fresh Core i3 and i5 models, and AMD's Athlon II X3 460 and Phenom II X4 980 (not to mention a preview of the Llano desktop APU in a few days). Details inside.
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The AMD A8-3500M APU Review: Llano Is UnleashedJun 13, 2011 - in Reviews
Code-named Llano, AMD’s first desktop-class APU arrives today. This single-chip combination of the Stars CPU architecture and Radeon graphics brings unique strengths (and weaknesses) to the table, and we’re here to compare them to Intel's Sandy Bridge.
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SPONSORED BY Intel - Intel Inside, Including the Motherboard?Jun 13, 2011 - in Reviews
The market is brimming with motherboard options, and businesses of all sizes face the unenviable task of trying to decide which vendor to place at the heart of their productivity desktops.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: May 2011May 26, 2011 - in Reviews
The month of May saw AMD make significant price cuts to its aging Athlon and Phenom families. Additionally, we have more news about the upcoming CPU and GPU hybrid, AMD's (code-named) Llano APU! Intel's prices didn't move much this month, unfortunately.
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 Review: Sandy Bridge Goes ProfessionalMay 2, 2011 - in Reviews
We've already seen Sandy Bridge impress in the desktop space. Does Intel's latest processor architecture have what it takes to dominate the single-socket server and workstation space, too? We run the fastest workstation SKU through our benchmark suite.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: April 2011Apr 28, 2011 - in Reviews
April is relatively quiet on the processing front. However, we know AMD recently started shipping its new Fusion-based Llano CPUs to customers, so we may be on the cusp of significant changes to the market. Learn more in this month's review!
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Low-Power Gaming: AMD's E-350 Vs. Intel Atom D525 And Ion 2Apr 13, 2011 - in Reviews
Low-power PC platforms are obviously not built for gaming, but we punish two AMD and Intel systems with popular 3D titles anyway. The results don't shock and awe, but sometimes pleasantly surprise.
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Behind the Tech: Sandy Bridge Recall, An Insider's StoryApr 5, 2011 - in Reviews
What was the exact timeline of Intel's Cougar Point recall? How early did the company know about its problem? How does this affect the competitive AMD and Intel landscape? Continue reading to discover our answers to these lingering questions.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: March 2011Mar 30, 2011 - in Reviews
It's March, and at long last, Intel's P67 and H67 chipset woes seem to be solved. Of course, now we have Z68 knocking at our door. Still, the Sandy Bridge-based Core i3s are now floating around, making it a good time to shop for a cheap LGA 1155 board.
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SPONSORED: Brother Laser/LED Printer Buyers GuideMar 11, 2011 - in Reviews
In our Brother inkjet buyer’s guide, things were fairly simple. Across the entire group, the basic printing engine was the same. With laser/LED printers, things get more intricate.
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CeBIT 2011: AMD Demos Llano Behind Closed DoorsMar 3, 2011 - in Reviews
Apparently, Fusion technology demos behind closed doors are becoming an AMD tradition. At this year's CeBIT, the chip maker demoed its upcoming (and highly-anticipated) Llano APU. Naturally, the Tom's Hardware team was on-hand to take a closer look.
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Who's Got Game? Twelve Sub-$200 CPUs ComparedFeb 28, 2011 - in Reviews
Today we're putting the latest sub-$200 CPUs into a cage match armed with nothing but the latest DirectX 11 games (plus a helping of StarCraft 2) to see how they fare. Can AMD's familiar Athlons and Phenoms stand up to the new Sandy Bridge-based CPUs?
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The Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor ReviewFeb 24, 2011 - in Reviews
We were impressed enough with Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture that we awarded the Core i5-2500K our coveted Recommended Buy award. Just north of $200, that’s a solid value. But it’s not Intel’s flagship. That honor goes to the new Core i7-990X Extreme.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: February 2011Feb 22, 2011 - in Reviews
February was full of surprises after the fallout from Intel's Cougar Point chipset problem, including retail availability of the Phenom II X4 975 BE and Intel's Pentium E5800 and Core i7-990X Extreme Edition introduction. A handful of prices fell, too.
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Mobile Gaming: Can Core i7-2920XM Beat Desktop Core i7-980X?Feb 8, 2011 - in Reviews
We've already seen Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture offer compelling performance gains on the desktop. But can the fastest second-gen Core i7 beat Intel's 130 W desktop-oriented six-core Core i7-980X in games? We set up a couple systems to find out.
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Core i7-2600K Overclocked: Speed Meets EfficiencyJan 31, 2011 - in Reviews
Most of Intel's Core i5 and i7 CPUs lock out overclocking enthusiasts, which we hate. But the K-series chips win us back over with insane scalability. Would you believe that cranking the dial on performance doesn't necessarily tank overall efficiency?
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: January 2011Jan 25, 2011 - in Reviews
It didn't take long for Intel to rock the CPU world with its Sandy Bridge architecture launch. AMD followed suit with its Zacate APU. Given the slew of new CPUs selling, which processor do you want driving your next gaming build? Read our recommendations.
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Efficiency Comparison: Sandy Bridge Vs. Intel And AMD CPUsJan 3, 2011 - in Reviews
The second-generation Core processors arrived with a bang, but what sort of progress can you expect in the performance per watt department? We compare Core i5/i7-2x00 to AMD's Phenom with four and six cores, as well as previous-gen parts from Intel.
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Intel’s Second-Gen Core CPUs: The Sandy Bridge ReviewJan 2, 2011 - in Reviews
Although the processing cores in Intel’s Sandy Bridge architecture are decidedly similar to Nehalem, the integration of on-die graphics and a ring bus improves performance for mainstream users. Intel’s Quick Sync is this design’s secret weapon, though.
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: December 2010Dec 28, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD introduced a few new CPUs like the Athlon II X3 455, Phenom II X2 565, and the Phenom II X6 1100T. Intel is serving up an impressive Core i3-550 price drop. We consider the CPU landscape at the end of 2010 on the cusp of Sandy Bridge's introduction.
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Sponsored Article: Getting Started with Verizon Cloud ServicesDec 9, 2010 - in Reviews
Verizon has myriad small, medium and enterprise business-related cloud services, everything from the mundane process of making backups to more sophisticated collections of virtual and even physical servers. In this introduction, we'll show you what the la
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Review: The New Six-Core FlagshipDec 8, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD has a new flagship CPU, the Phenom II X6 1100T, on its hands. It's 100 MHz faster than the 1090T. We test and overclock this new CPU, then share details about the other two products released into AMD's lineup: Phenom II X2 565 and Athlon II X3 455.
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Sponsored Article: Hyper Performance Computing with Intel Parallel Studio 2011 XEDec 8, 2010 - in Reviews
Believe it or not, Intel delivered the world’s first dual-core desktop processor only 5 years ago in 2005. That was the Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840. At the time, Hyper-Threading already had been available for three years, yet it wa
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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: November 2010Nov 21, 2010 - in Reviews
There aren't any processor launches in this month's column. However, some of Intel's CPUs are becoming more affordable, changing their standing in the recommendations, as are AMD's hexa-core Phenom II X6 chips. Meanwhile, the X4s are going up in price.
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AMD Fusion: Brazos Gets Previewed: Part 2, PerformanceNov 16, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD gave us an opportunity to go hands-on with its upcoming Brazos platform--the only preview you'll see before this technology surfaces in retail notebooks. Is it fast enough to compete with the Nehalem-based competition, and cool enough to trounce Atom?
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AMD Fusion: Brazos Gets Previewed: Part 1Nov 8, 2010 - in Reviews
Today is AMD’s 2010 Financial Analyst Day, and we have some more details on its Fusion APUs. Llano is still a few months away. In the meantime, we have a preview of the Brazos platform, which will voraciously tackle mobility under the $500 price point.
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