AMD Releases 8 New Athlon II CPUs
System builders and system buyers looking for lower-cost and lower-power AMD options now have a lot more. The company announced today eight new processors in its Athlon II line, including three-core CPUs and two energy-efficient 45-watt CPUs at every core count, intended for mainstream minitower, small-form-factor, and all-in-one systems.
AMD intends the processors to compete against Intel's midrange line of CPUs, with the $77, two-core, 2.8-GHz Athlon II X2 240e up against the $119, 2.8-GHz Core 2 Duo E7400 and the $87, three-core, 2.9-GHz Athlon II X3 435 up against the $190, 3.16-GHz Core 2 Duo E8500.
