AMD Phenom X4

 The AMD Phenom X4 is AMD's first quad core processor line, based on the same 65nm process used for earlier Brisbane chips. Introduced in November 2007 the line suffered a massive setback when an issue was found within the chip's buffer which could cause system lockups in rare occasions. While patchable, this fix incurred an undesireable 10% performance penalty, and led to poor sales and negative publicity.

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AMD Phenom X4
MSRP $175 - $235
Release date November, 2007
Brand AMD
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affordable compared to Intel offerings
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a true "native" quad-core design
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good price/performance
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High TDPs
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slower than Intel offerings
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still based on 65nm
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Once fixed, the line was relaunched, carrying a new naming model. Important destinctions between AMD's quad core design and Intel's include AMD's implimentation of an L3 cache (generally 2MB of cache shared between all 4 cores) and an on-chip memmory controller, a component still found within the northbridge on Intel platforms.

Today the line continues to lag behind Intel's offerings, causing great distress for the company management and shareholders alike.

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Competitors

Intel Core 2 Quad

Intel Core 2 Quad

MSRP  $224 - $530    Released  January, 2007

The Intel Core 2 Quad Computer Processor is a new line of quad core processor that is designed for both power and energy efficiency. These processors have four independent cores which shares a L2 cache that is dynamically allocated to each core on the basis of workload. It uses new 64-bit architecture which enables...

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Intel Core 2 Extreme

Intel Core 2 Extreme

MSRP  $999 - $1,499    Released  July, 2006
Pros
  • Very well-suited for server application
  • Built-in virtualization architecture
  • Extremely fast quad-core processor can deliver under the right circumstances
Cons
  • Isn't much faster than Core 2 Duo in many applications that don't make use of the 4 cores
  • Very expensive; starting at around $900
  • Not ideally suited for gaming
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Yale

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July 15, 2008
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Pros

  • affordable compared to Intel offerings
  • a true "native" quad-core design
  • good price/performance

Cons

  • High TDPs
  • slower than Intel offerings
  • still based on 65nm

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  • affordable compared to Intel offerings

Cons

  • High TDPs

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