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  • CPU Charts 2007

    Tom's Interactive CPU Charts offer the most comprehensive x86 processor comparison on the Internet. The 2007 edition includes as many as 91 AMD and Intel desktop processors, which we tested across 35 individual benchmarks under Windows Vista. The benchmarks include industry standard software as well as popular workloads across multiple application categories, allowing you to find the CPU that meets your requirements (see benchmark details below the charts). The Charts are also a valuable tool if you want to check how your computer stacks up against current hardware. The 2007 charts include three different processor generations, starting with AMD's Socket 939 Athlons and Semprons, and including all Pentium 4 and Pentium D processors that were released for Socket 775.

News

  • IBM's Xbox 360 processor enters mass production
    October 25, 2005 – 12:36 PM
    Rather a formality than a surprise, IBM today announced at the Fall Processor Forum that the heart of Microsoft's upcoming game console Xbox 360, a 3.2 GHz PowerPC-based processor with three cores, is in production. The chip was developed in less than 24 months, IBM said.
  • Is there room for another processor company?
    October 24, 2005 – 1:20 PM
    P.A. Semi is a new player in the processor market that competes for a portion of the cut-throat CPU market. The company hopes to carve out its place by avoiding direct confrontation with Intel: P.A. Semi's 65 nm low-power dual-core system-on-a-chip design is based on IBM's Power Architecture. Announced today, the first 2 GHz chips are scheduled to sample by Q3 2006.
  • Intel shows off first x86 quad-core processor
    February 13, 2006 – 1:58 AM
    Intel's chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated to analysts the firm's first quad-core processor. According to Rattner, the chip was a very early production sample of the "Clovertown" processors, which is due for introduction in early 2007 as part of the firm's "Bensley" performance and volume server platform.
  • IBM's Cell processor "impressive", but not an x86 killer - analyst
    April 27, 2005 – 1:49 PM
    A closely guarded secret for five years, IBM's Cell processor has finally been unveiled, and the chip is expected to have a major impact on the video game market, reports market research firm In-Stat.
  • Marvell rolls out Intel's next-gen Xscale processor
    November 29, 2006 – 10:28 AM
    It has been a long, and sometimes seemingly uncertain, way for the Monahans processor. More than a year after the CPUs first demonstration and almost half a year of Marvell's acquisition of Intel's applications and communications processor business, the new Xscale processor has finally arrived.

Articles

  • Processor prices settle for final holiday swing
    December 15, 2006 – 9:44 PM
    Processor prices settle for final holiday swing As we approach the end of the Christmas shopping season, there is a certain kind of calmness in the microprocessor space: AMD rolled out the final products for this year, but they come too late to bring a visible impact to the pricing of most processors. Most of them are sitting in a comfortable space. Time to look at pricing histories to identify which CPUs are good deals around Christmas.
  • The New Athlon Processor: AMD Is Finally Overtaking Intel
    August 9, 1999 – 1:02 PM
    Athlon's superior architecture makes sure that Intel's flagship Pentium III is beat in almost any benchmark.
  • Processor and Chipset Tables: How to Configure a CPU Correctly
    April 12, 2000 – 1:02 PM in Build Your Own
    For all of you who want to build or upgrade your own PC system we introduce these tables as quick reference. They already include the new gigahertz CPUs from Intel and AMD. Also new: the Cyrix III Joshua from VIA. Everything that you can't find in a manual can be read here!
  • AMD Extends Performance Lead With New Athlon and Duron Processor
    October 17, 2000 – 1:04 PM
    You never were able to get so much processing power for so little money. AMD releases Athlon 1200, the fastest x86 processor and Duron 800, the most powerful low-cost processor that ever existed. None of the two goes for another superlative in terms of pricing.
  • AMD Fusion Processor
    December 17, 2006 – 6:00 PM in AMD/ATI
    AMD Fusion Processor The general layout of the Fusion vision: Graphics integration and floating point enhancements.

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