AMD announced the Phenom X4 Black Edition 980 (phew) the latest addition to its line K10. The processor will remain a priori the fastest of its generation, as AMD seems to focus on its next architecture. We can therefore consider this model as the swan song of processors "Stars." Based on the core "Deneb" (the name of a star, over the architectural "Stars"), he proposed four cores, each with 512 KB of cache and a cache level 3 of 6 MB Sold $ 195, it's unlocked - Black Edition requires - and its basic frequency is 3.7 GHz, a record for AMD.
The processor does not have turbo mode and announced its TDP is 125 W. This Phenom II is not designed to beat the Intel Core i7, untouchable, but its price and compatibility with AM3 motherboards make it a viable upgrade. Normally, the next high-end processor from AMD should be a model based on the Bulldozer architecture.
It must be said that the K10 architecture was launched in 2007 and that performance will suffer, even if the performances are obviously higher than the first Phenom (launched at 2.3 GHz). 
The processor does not have turbo mode and announced its TDP is 125 W. This Phenom II is not designed to beat the Intel Core i7, untouchable, but its price and compatibility with AM3 motherboards make it a viable upgrade. Normally, the next high-end processor from AMD should be a model based on the Bulldozer architecture.
It must be said that the K10 architecture was launched in 2007 and that performance will suffer, even if the performances are obviously higher than the first Phenom (launched at 2.3 GHz).
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