AMD launches new budget-oriented CPUs

BANGALORE, INDIA: Following the paths of chip giant Intel, which released six new processors recently, specifically aimed at the budget and mainstream systems, Sunnyvale, California-based semiconductor firm AMD also today announced the launch of five new CPUs which would “give mainstream consumers advanced performance capabilities from their desktop PCs at increasingly attractive price points”.

Today, AMD announced that as many as five of its new desktop CPUs would be hitting the markets very soon, all ranging from lower to middle range prices.

The four new chips are largely meant to balance the CPU offering from Advanced Micro Devices, according to a Softpedia report. The new lineup is made up of three Athlon II central processing units, as well as the Phenom II X4 910e and the Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition.

The Athlon II X4 635 is a quad-core chip with a speed of 2.9GHz. It has an L1 cache of 512KB and an L2 cache of 2MB. The second in the line, Athlon II X2 255, is a dual-core processor with a clock of 3.1GHz, an L1 cache of 256KB and an L2 cache of 2MB. Lastly, the triple-core Athlon II X3 435 has a speed of 3GHz and L1 and L2 cache memories of 384KB and 1.5MB, respectively.