 | A bevy of new desktop processors arrives From $87 to $999 |
 titan writes "So far, 2009 has been a year of
renewed competition in desktop processors, as a resurgent AMD has
rolled out portions of its 45nm CPU lineup with reasonable success. For
its part, Intel has responded by dropping prices on its own Core 2
processors to remain competitive, while riding high on the Core i7's
undisputed performance leadership at the top of the market.
Tighter competition means better choices for consumers, but in
technology, it almost always means more choices, as well. That
principle was on ample display last week as AMD introduced several new
products that essentially complete its transition to 45nm technology.
Meanwhile, Intel has countered by quietly freshening up its low-end and
mid-range offerings a bit and trumpeting the release of a new flagship
CPU, the Core i7-975 Extreme.
With these moves, you have, uh, five.. no, four... wait, maybe it's six
different strata of desktop CPUs from which to choose. Not counting the
low-power versions. We have new processors to test that fit into... uh,
I think four of those categories.
Marketing is hard, folks. Especially when you're on the receiving end of it.
Read the full article at The Tech Report
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