Solid Mobile Phone: AMD expands family of Phenom II

Advanced Micro Devices this week unveiled several new AMD Phenom II
microprocessors that not only broaden the lineup of new-generation of
chips by AMD, but also bring in DDR3 memory support as well as
compatibility with new AM3 infrastructure. AMD hopes that new desktop
processors will help the company to improve its average selling
prices.

AMD's new Phenom II X4 and Phenom II X3 microprocessors in AM3
form-factor are compatible with DDR2/AM2+ and DDR3/AM3 mainboards,
which makes them a good choice for both enthusiasts looking for
maximum performance with DDR3 memory as well as computer makers
interested in using stable DDR2 infrastructure.

AMD Phenom II processor previously code-named Deneb provides
substantial performance uplift compared to previous-generation chip
thanks to larger up to 6MB level-three cache, some improvements of
micro-architecture, clock-speed increase thanks to 45nm process
technology as well as support for DDR3 memory (AM3 chips in AM3
platforms only). Overall, AMD expects about 20% real-world performance
increase of the new central processing units (CPUs) compare to AMD
Phenom.

According to Mercury Research, average selling price per AMD desktop
processor was $50, which is considerably lower compared to $94 per a
chip from Intel Corp. AMD hopes that the new quad-core and triple-core
processors will help it to boost average price of its microprocessors.