AMD One-Ups Intel With Cheap Desktop Chips

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."

Comments

I like AMD

[Haedrian]

Never had any problems with their chips and they're far cheaper than intel. I like them.

cache difference

[phantomfive]

The difference in cache size is real, the Intel i7-970 has 13.5MB of cache (L2 + 'smart'), whereas the AMD 1075T has 9MB (L2+L3) cache. I don't understand 'smart' cache well enough to say what that means for performance, but an extra 4.5MB of cache on the chip will surely push the price up.