Your quad-core computer doesn’t seem so great anymore now, does it, champ? AMD’s Opteron 6200 boasts 16 cores running at up to 2.6 GHz each. That is a lot of number crunching. Sadly, the monster isn’t made for you. More »
A little online research can make you a much better consumer when it comes time to buy a new processor, or for that matter a new PC. Here’s how. More »
Just last month, AMD staged an event to squeeze an amazing 8429.38MHz out of its FX-8150 processor. The highest-clocked CPU in the world — it was a big production. And now they’ve been beat by a team of one. More »
More than a year after its inception, AMD’s eight-core FX CPU (codename: Bulldozer) is finally available for purchase. The chip is geared towards resource heavy applications, such as HD video editing and multi-display gaming. More »
I can’t wait for 2013. That’s the year where Intel’s Haswell architecture arrives, bringing three very important things. One, the ability to run your laptop for 24 hours on one charge. Heaven. Two, 10 days on “connected standby”. More »
It may not technically be the world’s fastest processor, but AMD squeezed an overclocked Guinness World Record number out of its impending 8-core FX CPU: 8.429GHz, beating the previous global high of 8.308GHz. Intel fanboys, begin your outrage! More »
Man, we’re still waiting for FX-Series chips with up to 8 ‘Bulldozer’ cores to finally arrive, but if you believe the slide after the jump, next year’s ‘Komodo’ desktop CPUs will have up to 10 ‘Piledriver’ (aka enhanced Bulldozer) cores. Spiffy! More »
