PC Advisor | December
AMD 8-Core CPUs to Boost Laptop Speed | an Overview
Bulldozer processors to rival Intel�s powerful Core i7-990X Extreme Edition.
AMD is promising faster performance for laptop and desktop PCs with eight-core processors that feature its Bulldozer architecture.
The FX-8150 and FX-8120 are the first Bulldozer processors to hit the market, and offer a speed boost of more than 50 percent compared to previous AMD chips.
Both belong to the re-launched FX chip family, which is aimed at gaming and high-end systems.
The FX-8150 has a base speed of 3.6GHz, which rockets to 4.2GHz in turbo mode. The FX-8120, meanwhile, runs at 3.1GHz as standard and 4GHz under load. Built using the 32-nanometer manufacturing process, AMD said the chips are unlocked and customizable.
�AMD has historically been about total performance and not thought to be competitive in terms of power efficiency.� said Rob Enderle, as analyst with the Enderie Group. �Bulldozer is a redesign from the ground up. It aims to put AMD back in the race for power efficiency, specifically with laptop computers.�
AMDs chips will rival Intel�s high-end Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor, which is based on the firm�s Westmere architecture. However, Intel will soon launch an even faster Extreme Edition chip that�s based on its Sandy Bridge architecture.
Dan Olds, an analyst with The Gabriel Consulting Group, said the power boost and extra cores have a lot to offer high-end computer users. With a retail price of 199 pounds, these eight-core chips can also offer consumers more cores per pound than anything on the market today.
But while AMD�s new processors stand to put the company back in the game, Olds said they aren�t �Sandy Bridge killers�, AMD still has a lot of catching up to do, he noted.
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