If you found yourself wondering what the boys from Advanced Micro Devices (better known as AMD) were doing last year when Intel launched their 45nm desktop PC chip, the Intel Core i7, then wonder no more because earlier today that very question was answered.

Called the Phenom II, the new chip is a quad-core family of desktop processors running up to 3 GHz with up to 8 Mbytes of on-board cache. The Phenom II uses the new architecture of having on-board memory controllers and high-speed processor interconnects which reportedly give the chips up to 20 percent improvements in performance over the original 65nm Phenom CPUs which ran at up to 2.6 GHz. The boost comes from faster data rates, doubling of total cache, improvements in instructions per clock and use of DDR3.

In an excerpt from EETimes.com, Simon Solotko, senior brand manager in AMD's desktop division was quoted as saying,

"This will be a great spoiler product, well positioned against Core i7. There's no good reason to spend hundreds of dollars more on a platform"

AMD is reportedly pricing the 3.0 GHz Phenom II for $275 as compared to the competing Intel Core i7 3.2 GHz costing $999.

(Source: EETimes.com)

Name: confuse	Comment: intel quad or phenom 2 help planning new spec waiting for dx 11, i5,new mobo plus chipset got my cooler,psu,case,ram and hd confirmed
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-08-22 19:25:26

Name: crash29	Comment: i buy my 940 for rm1030 + free lycosa keyboard (rm299)
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-02-13 04:50:36

Name: Xiiao Jekwei	Comment: Is more cheap that Intel Core i7.... I WIll Buy it..
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-02-11 20:34:41

Name: Xiiao Jekwei	Comment: I Think... i need this 1...
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-14 00:37:09

Name: SY	Comment: fair enough. So i'd assume u also accept this statement:AMD is reportedly pricing the 3.0 GHz Phenom II for $275 as compared to the competing Intel E5200 costing $83.99? The keyword that i was challenging here is 'competing'. Argument aside, the Q9400 cost is USD269 per newegg
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-13 00:45:50

Name: Kaboda	Comment: There is a review on this on Gamespot. It according to that it beat the I7
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-12 17:31:02

Name: hypergraphian

Comment: Well, of course this article isn't a full out review of the processor but I don't think it is exactly all that misleading to say it is cheaper, because it IS cheaper. Think it's just up to the users how much performance they want. If they don't need Core i7, like me, I think I will just buy the AMD. I'm not the biggest AMD fan but the price and reviews I've read so far make it very tempting.

Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-12 13:10:03

Name: SY

Comment: The problem is that it is never able to compete with Core i7 base on all those review results. Phenom II 940 is roughly equal to Intel Q9400, which is what it intended to compete. This article is really misleading by stating AMD is reportedly pricing the 3.0 GHz Phenom II for $275 as compared to the competing Intel Core i7 3.2 GHz costing $999. Try google for the reviews before making decisions.

Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-11 22:00:04

Name: Adrian	Comment: i just my phenom II 940 at viewnet in low yat plaza . they got stock in hand already ... i got mine at RM 1,149 plus free Razer Lycosa Keyboard ... go get it now guys ...
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-10 15:59:08

Name: moy	Comment: cannot use ddr2 eam meh??? use am2 socket right??
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-10 01:35:22

Name: harmest	Comment: if amd phenom 2 is cheaper than Intel core i7 then maybe i will consider to bought this as my new chip ^^
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-10 00:10:02

Name: akimoto	Comment: Great it sure will push core i7 price down dramatically anyway i still support Intel since many games ,software like emulator design based on intel architecture
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 19:09:27

Name: bob	Comment: found the price at viewnet pricelist from their website(viewnet.com.my). the price for the phenom ii 920 2.8ghz is rm869 and the phenom ii 940 3.0ghz is rm999. the intel's Q6600 is much cheaper than the phenom ii. hope the price will be lowered ASAP..
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 18:55:11

Name: Gamatatsu0207	Comment: Long live AMD...will support u alwiz...
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 17:50:21

Name: PeAcE	Comment: anyone went to lowyat plaza to survey the price? feedbacks are welcome
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 16:46:39

Name: hezzy	Comment: still hav to wait ddr3 turun harga
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 10:27:45

Name: wakqidal	Comment: Phenom II X4 940 US Price (as reviewed): $275 Malaysia (RM): 970.48 Phenom II X4 920 US Price (as reviewed): $235 Malaysia (RM): 829.32 http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2009/01/08/amd-phenom-ii-x4-940-and-920-review/1 http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Launches-Phenom-II-X4-940-and-920-101440.shtmlapproximately.....
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-09 02:52:35

Name: Cutest Snoopy	Comment: Today I went to Low Yat plaza, I saw one green box, when I go nearer I saw that is ASUS M4A79T Deluxe,nice board! It's surprise it can support Quad Cross Fire X and come with Anti Surge Protection feature! Hu Hu! ASUS Not bad ya!
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-08 23:50:31

Name: syazwanreno	Comment: LONG LIVE AMD!!!!
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-08 18:05:20

Name: bob	Comment: Does anyone know how much this phenom ii will be priced in Malaysia?
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-08 17:05:22

Name: benjamin lee	Comment: threes times cheaper ? you must pulling my leg... will look out for this
Rated Article: Posted: 2009-01-08 16:55:14

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