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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM)
Reviewed on December 10, 2007 AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, quad-core, Intel, PC
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AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz)
Reviewed on December 10, 2007 AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less-expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, quad-core, Intel, dual-core, CPU, PC
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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Reviewed on November 1, 2006 If you thought dual cores were over the top, get ready. Intel presents the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, a single CPU with four distinct processing cores. At $999, the first quad-core CPU will remain an enthusiast part for a while, but as a glimpse of the future, it's clear that clock speed is out and core counts are in. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Extreme, multi-core, quad-core, digital media, clock speed, dual-core, Intel, Intel Core 2 Duo, CPU, AMD, PC
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Shuttle XPC P2 2700
Reviewed on July 20, 2006 You'll want to give Shuttle's new AMD-based, small-form-factor gaming PC a week or two to see how the coming Athlon price drop will affect the price tag. Assuming that Shuttle continues its aggressive pricing, however, the XPC P2 2700 will deliver lots of bang for your buck. TAGS: Maingear, media card reader, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, pricing, Nvidia GeForce, AMD Athlon, Intel, games, CPU, video card, PC
News
Good-bye, Pentium--hello, Core 2 Duo
July 27, 2006 Eager to close the books on the Pentium era, Intel and PC makers are rolling out dozens of systems based on the new chips. TAGS: Paul Otellini, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel, chip company, Intel Pentium 4, AMD, PC
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With Core 2 Duo, Intel regains No. 1 status
July 14, 2006 The chipmaker's new line marks the end of AMD's run of dominance through the dual-core desktop-processor landscape. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Extreme, chip company, Dell XPS, Intel, dual-core, AMD, Dell, PC
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Best Buy eyes early August for Core 2 Duo PCs
July 20, 2006 Velocity Micro, Best Buy think they'll be first to offer the Intel systems at retail. TAGS: Velocity Micro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Best Buy Co. Inc., representative, Intel, PC company, retailer, AMD, PC
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The second coming of Intel's Core Duo
May 7, 2006 The Core Duo has begat the Core 2 Duo, just as the Pentium brand name climbed the charts all the way to Pentium 4. TAGS: Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel, dual-core, Intel Pentium, brand, notebook computer, AMD, power, PC
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'Tis finally the season for Intel's Core 2 Duo
July 27, 2006 Without a new operating system from Microsoft, the performance delivered by the new chip could be the selling point for PCs this holiday season. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, Stephen Baker, consumer PC, PC company, AMD, Intel, Intel Pentium, Gateway Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, HP, Microsoft Corp.
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Date set for phase 2 of Intel's Core launch
July 11, 2006 Chipmaker plans to unveil Conroe, also known as the Core 2 Duo, on July 27 during an event at its headquarters. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Itanium, Intel, Intel Core Microarchitecture, buyer, AMD, Intel Pentium, dual-core, spokesman, OEM, event, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
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PC makers rev up with Core 2 Duo
July 30, 2006 With low prices, rave reviews and special offers, desktops with the new Intel chips could help turn around a dismal 2006. TAGS: Intel Core 2 Duo, PC company, Intel, Intel Core Duo, AMD, Intel Pentium, CPU, video, PC
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No surprises from AMD's 'dissatisfying' quarter
July 20, 2006 Opteron continues to shine, but tough quarter in PC market took toll on chipmaker, in line with previous warnings. TAGS: AMD, AMD Opteron, Intel Core 2 Duo, surprise, flash memory, pricing, Intel, server, PC
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Double the cores, double the chip heat?
August 3, 2006 Intel, AMD say they've learned lesson about staying cool, but first quad-core processors may make PCs perspire. TAGS: quad-core, Mercury Research, power consumption, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, transistor, Intel, dual-core processor, chip company, PC
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Intel's quad-core chip powerful but pricey
November 2, 2006 New Core 2 Extreme offers an overwhelming amount of performance that exceeds the demands of most PC users, according to reviews. TAGS: quad-core, clock speed, dual-core, Intel, dual-core processor, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD, PC, games, video
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AMD selling beauty and the brand
January 23, 2007 Chipmaker to tout zippy graphics and industry deals when selling chips for basic PCs this year--a pitch too narrow, some say. TAGS: graphics performance, chipset, AMD, transistor, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel, chip company, brand, ATI Technologies, Microsoft Windows Vista, NVidia, PC, e-mail