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AMD One-Ups Intel With Cheap Desktop Chips

Posted by samzenpus on from the price-war dept.

CWmike writes "Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday announced inexpensive desktop microprocessors with up to six cores to put pricing pressure on rival Intel. AMD's new chips include the fastest AMD Phenom II X6 1075T six-core processor, which is priced 'under $250' for 1,000 units, AMD said. AMD also introduced a range of dual-core and quad-core Athlon II and Phenom II desktop microprocessors priced between $76 and $185. By comparison, Intel's cheapest six-core processor is the Core i7-970 processor, which is priced at $885 per 1,000 units, according to a price list on Intel's website."

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  1. Re:That would be all nice and dandy if only... by joss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Motorcycles, trucks... hmm, your analogy is nearly there, but there's something missing, I can't quite put my finger on it..

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  2. Re:? Do you really think Intels are 4x faster by somersault · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you buy a 200euro amd you get the best bang for your buck. If you buy a 800 euro Intel you get more bang but pay more bucks per bang.

    That's all very well, but how many bangs could a bangbuck buck if a bangbuck could bang bucks?

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  3. Re:a tip on buying AMD processors by zippthorne · · Score: 3, Funny

    What tools are you using to determine that on-die cache is the bottleneck for your usage?

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