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Athlon II X4 620 and Athlon II X4 630 Quad Core Processor Review

Built with the same great architecture as the Phenom II X4, Athlon II X4 represents real value at $99 for the 2.6GHz X4 620 model and $122 for the 2.8GHz 630. When an Athlon II X4 processor is combined with a sub-$100 motherboard featuring our 785G chipset, you have a perfect example of AMD's new mainstream desktop platform for Windows 7.

AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition Quad Core Processor

With each new release from AMD they are able to fine tune their processors a bit more than before. We are talking about more than just adding a few exta clock cycles or a bump in speed. There are more subtle changes that result in a product that meets consumers needs much better. AMD has not forgotten that many of their consumers are overclockers and we will be of course taking a look at how the newly announced 965 does in the overclocking arena but first lets take a look at the shiny new CPU.

Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz Nehalem Processor

Looking to get the best bang for your buck when building that new computer? You might want to take a look at the newest line-up of processors from Intel, the Core i7. Join Artiom B. and Christopher S. as TechwareLabs shows us what this processor is really capable of doing. Will this Processor live up to our expectations? Join us as we drop it into a test rig and take a look...

AMD Phenom 9950 X4 Quad-Core Processor

AMDs release on July 1st 2008 included the introduction to three new quad core processors. One of which is the 9950, which was released to fix the TLB erratum problems on the 9900. The other two released were products new to the market, the 9150e and the 9350e

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Processor

Today, Mike S, tests the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz Yorkfield processor. These are Intel's first quad-core 45nm processors, and offer a cooler chip with an increase in performance. Find out if this is worth the upgrade, or if you should just stick with what you've got.

AMD Phenom 8750 X3 Triple-Core Processor

Before we dive into benchmarks we need to discuss the focus for triple core and the market this product is aimed at. Both AMD and Intel have dual core CPU's, each also has quad core CPU's and each targets both the budget and high end markets. AMD officially now has the only triple core CPU on the market filling a very unique and interesting need that will appeal to many of you that may have not even realized the need for such a product.