With the release of Intel’s six-core Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor, it was only a matter of time before AMD launched their retort: the six core Phenom II X6 1090T. At a glance, it’s apparent ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Loaded with six processing cores, the 3.2-GHz Phenom II X6 ...

If you don’t fancy shelling out the best part of $1,000 for Intel’s high-end six-core processor, then AMD has a much more affordable option for you: the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T. Whilst the AMD Phenom ...

Since the introduction of the groundbreaking Nehalem architecture in 2008, Intel appears to have sewn up the desktop CPU market with a top-to-bottom line of subsequent processors. Core i3 "Clarkdale" ...

Loaded with six processing cores, the 3.2-GHz Phenom II X6 1090T is the most powerful consumer processor AMD has ever released, and it's compellingly priced (at just $285). But if you want top-level ...

You know those hexa-core Phenom II processors AMD has in store? Well, it seems they've already filtered through to the Asian marketplace and Chinese users are doing exactly what you'd expect - ...

Although today AMD is announcing just two new processors, rumor has it we can expect a few more new models in the coming months. The Phenom II X6 1090T BE and 1055T processors are based on the ...

So, AMD has been having some difficulty in keeping up with Intel and their current generation of CPU. This is not to say that AMD does not have fast CPUs, it is just that they have only been as fast ...

AMD is about to bring the six-core processor closer to the mainstream with its Phenom II X6 1090T "Thuban" CPU, long announced but finally starting to appear in the hands of the masses. The 1090T is ...

Way back in November of 2007, AMD unveiled all of the components of the "Spider" platform, which consisted of a Phenom processor, 700-series chipset-based motherboard, and Radeon HD 3800 series ...

When Intel released its first-ever six-core (or hexa-core) processor in early March, we already knew at the time that it wouldn’t be too long before AMD hit the scene with its own six-core models.

AMD may have already raced ahead of Intel when it comes to integrating more cores into its CPUs with the launch of its 12-core Magny-Cours workstation/servers CPUs, but it’s taken considerably longer ...