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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Revision (LostCircuits)
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 It is not huge as in breakthrough what AMD has accomplished with the C3 Revision but it is still worth writing home about it. The two things that are noteworthy are the increased overclocking potential at "slightly altered stock settings" and the pretty dramatically reduced power consumption of the C3 revision. It is difficult to judge how much of this is caused by the hardware-based power management compared to the earlier software/firmware-base power management but the results definitely speak for themselves.
In the same context, it is absolutely necessary to stress the point that benchmarking scenarios are probably the worst case to hi-light the accomplishments of the new power management because we are running either at idle or else at full load. Consider just the situation of typing this article, where the input is frequent enough to keep the CPU from entering the lowest power states, simply because the older scheme was too slow. This is where the new, CPU hardware-based power management can make a much bigger dent in the overall power budget than what we can show in our benchmarks, since the CPU will enter idle states much more frequently than before, and do so without causing the infamous "CnQ performance bug" to surface.
In so far, we are probably under-appreciating the overall achievement of the C3 stepping. At the same time, there is, however, still a bitter pill.In the mobile sector, AMD has very successfully implemented a throttling of the NB under idle conditions. We sort of anticipated the same thing to happen in the desktop space with the C3 stepping, alas, nothing on this front seems to have happened. Knowing how much power the NB consumes, this could be another significant power savings feature if brought to the desktop.
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor New Revision
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"With the refreshed version, I was able to bring it up over 4GHz and maintain this overclock not only for benchmarking, but for everyday use as well and remain under the thermal limits of the processor. Throughout the testing of the refreshed Phenom II X4 965, the stock temperatures remained below 38C degrees and the overclocked temperatures peaked at 51C at 1.5V, which is great considering the first generation at the same voltage, and a lower overclock ceiling, topped the 62C threshold after long periods of being overclocked. That is over a 10C drop from the better thermal properties of the refreshed Phenom II X4 965.
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Athlon II X3 435 Triple Core Processor
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With the ongoing buzz of people worrying about the economy and their own funds, the term "low budget" is becoming used far more often. Today, we are going to be looking at AMD's Athlon II X3 435 processor. The Athlon II X3 435 has 1.5MBs of L2 Cache per core and is a 95W (45nm) processor. It supports all the same features found in the rest of the Athlon II processors (X2, X3 and X4 alike). However, AMD's larger aim is based on it's price point. With a amazing sub $90 price there should be no reason not to take a second look at the new Athlon II CPUs, especially if you are on a budget.
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AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2.8 GHz Energy Efficient Processor Review
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"Do you leave your computer on all the time? If you've nodded yes to any of the above, it might be time to think about a more power-efficient processor. That's the idea behind AMD's Athlon II X2 240e. It's a 2.8GHz dual-core processor based on the AMD "Regor" core with a TDP of just 45W. The "e" behind the Athlon II X2 240e model name indicates that it's one of AMDs Energy Efficient processors. The Athlon II X2 240e has support for both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, depending on if the processor is dropped into a socket AM2+ or socket AM3 motherboard. Memory can be run at speeds of DDR2-1066 or DDR3-1333 via the Athlon II X2 240e's integrated memory controller."
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AMD's Baby Quads (Athlon II X4 620 and 630)
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The Baby Quads are probably just what AMD needs. In the current economy, everybody is increasingly cost-conscious and the US$ 99.- offering of the Athlon II X4 fits that bill perfectly. Never has a quad core CPU be more affordable than now, moreover, there are inexpensive motherboards out there that support the Baby Quads (along with any other high-end offering from AMD).
The half-cache design in combination with the absence of the L3 was something we were a bit skeptic about and of course, there are some drawbacks to that design. On the other hand, there are cost savings, not only on the wafer side of things but also with respect to total cost of ownership since the Baby Quads are setting new standards in energy efficiency - at least with respect to the isolated CPU power. Clearly, that means that AMD has some work cut out to port the same power efficiency to the rest of the platform, where things are still a bit behind the "blue" competition but the switches seem to be set in the right direction.
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AMD Phenom II X4 905e CPU Reviewed
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When it comes to selecting the components for your home theatre PC (HTPC), the one biggest problem is how to balance performance and heat. Since heat needs to be exhausted away from the computer, and the primary way to do that is with fans, it would stand to reason that the higher performing a component you want to install the noisier it’ll be. The two components that have the most effect on this are the video card and CPU. With video processing duties specific to home theatre and multimedia applications moving onto the motherboard we’re basically left with the CPU.
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'AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU
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This one slipped through the cracks while we were doing a bit of site
re-designing and not getting much sleep. The AMD Phenom X4 955 is based on AMD's
AM3 socket that was revealed some time back, featuring DDR3 support. When the
955 was released, it was AMD's flagship CPU running four cores at [...]
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4 GHz Socket AM3 125W Processor Review
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AMD has revised its current flagship CPU, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition into a slimmer electricity sipping 125W model, down from the initial 140W TDP processor released earlier this year.
Since this is a refresh, there are only a few differences between the otherwise identical CPUs. New to the "C3" 125W revision AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is hardware implementation of the C1E enhanced halt state; basically a tool in the CPU power saving chest to reduce clock speeds on the fly (when the PC is idle) and significantly lower power consumption. The other minor change is better support for four sticks of DDR3-1333 RAM.
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AMD Athlon II X3 425 2.70 GHz
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AMD's Athlon II X3 425 offers all the features of the of the more expensive Quad Cores, and you can potentially unlock the fourth core. Being priced at only $79 it creates tough competition for Intel in this segment, but also for AMD who has a number of other processors in this market. Even though it lacks the L3 cache it still offers decent performance, especially considering its price.
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NVIDIA preparing X86 processor again?
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According to a report on EEtimes, rumours have once again surfaced that Nvidia Corp. may enter the x86-based microprocessor market.
It is known that NVIDIA is fighting against AMD and Intel, both have processor and graphics line while NVIDIA only has a graphics line which could be eroded if more processors integrate graphics paired up with x86processors.
Rumours were again circling the industry that NVIDIA would acquire VIA but industry experts feel that NVIDIA would be on their own than acquiring other companies. It is believed that Nvidia has hired former Transmeta staff extensively, and that instruction code "morphing" requirements have declined as more x86 instructions have come off of patent coverage,' said analyst Doug Freedman of Broadpoint AmTech.
On the other hand, NVIDIA has halted chipset developments for next generation Intel processors featuring DMI bus. It has since moved into ARM development for mobile devices.
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AMD is taking off the wraps of a new revision of the 45 nm Deneb
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Taking the X4 965 down to 125 watts TDP is also a big win for AMD.
A lot of major OEMs look down on CPUs that are above 125 watts for many
desktop setups. Having to add a lot of cooling to a design to handle
higher TDPs is a simple fact of life, but most manufacturers do not want to
spend the time and money doing just that."
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VIA introduces next generation Nano 3000 series processors
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VIA Technologies has introduced its new VIA Nano 3000 series processors, bringing digital media performance and low power consumption to Windows 7-based ultra-thin notebook and all-in-one desktop PC markets. Based on the 64-bit superscalar Isaiah architecture, VIA Nano 3000 series processors support playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD video, while delivering low power consumption resulting in longer battery life.
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AMD readies 2 desktop platforms for May 2010
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"AMD plans to announce a new high-end desktop platform (Leo) and mainstream platform (Dorado) in May of 2010, according to sources at motherboard makers.
Leo will consist of a 45nm Phenom II series or upcoming six-core Thuban CPU with either 890FX or 890GX (RD890) northbridge and SB850 southbridge chipsets and an ATI Radeon HD 5000 series graphics card, the sources noted.
Dorado will comprise an Athlon II CPU, 880G (RS880P) northbridge and SB810 southbridge and HD 5000 series GPU."
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 125W TDP Processor
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Today AMD is releasing a revised Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor. The TDP has been lowered from 140W to 125W, and also happens to be the new C3 stepping. Along with this new processor launch the prices for the 965's have been lowered to an expected price of $195 USD, a savings of about $20.
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Clarksdale Core i7 mobile
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Nehalem has finally arrived for notebooks in the form of Clarksdale Core i7 mobile processors that are virtually identical to their Lynnfield desktop counterparts. Keep reading to see how the new Core i7-920XM performs inside a cutting-edge portable gaming rig.
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE C3 Stepping
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AMDs currently fastest Desktop processor Phenom II X4 965 BE was launched some month ago. At this time AMD was only able to deliver a part to be sorted into the 140 W TDP class. But even then it seemed quite sure that AMD will deliver a 125 W variant for a more reasonable usage. Today the company released the C3 stepping of its Phenoms that enables the 3.4 GHz part to fit into the lower TDP class. HT4U.net presents what else you can expect from the advanced design.
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AMD Launches 125W Phenom II X4 965 CPU
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August marked the launch of AMD's current flagship desktop processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. Today, we have a fresh revision of this CPU that brings some new features to the table. Unfortunately, these new aspects do not improve stock performance of the 3.4GHz quad-core chip. Instead, they tweak it in other areas that many enthusiasts care about. Here's a quick run down of those improvements...
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