This is the first of many important, yet delicate discussions on the aspects of performance for the AMD FX processor and the Bulldozer architecture. With the IPC decreases we saw in the the FX-8150 ...

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For the sake of healthy competition in the CPU market, we wanted AMD to have a hit with its new Bulldozer CPU architecture. Sadly, reviews from around the Web indicate that AMD’s new Bulldozer-driven ...

We've waited a long time for AMD to release a next-generation CPU architecture to take the place of the venerable Athlon and Phenom chips. Eight years on from the first Athlons, the grounds-up ...

If you’re unsure as to what Bulldozer and the FX range or processors is all about, then we suggest you take a look at our article explaining the ins and outs of it. If you are aware of what Bulldozer ...

Details about Advanced Micro Devices’ first eight-core desktop processors, based on its Bulldozer architecture, have appeared on some retail sites ahead of their official launch. The FX-8150 and ...

AMD has settled a class action lawsuit in the state of California for $12.1 million, an amount of which is payable to every customer that purchased an FX 8120, FX 8150, FX 8320, FX 8350, FX 8370, FX ...

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Practically a given at any genuinely new CPU architecture launch, AMD's now supporting the Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX), including hardware-based AES, which we've previously seen on the chip ...

To give an indepth look into exactly what’s on offer from AMD today, we can see a lot of similiarities between certain models with just the speed separating some of them. Today sees us taking a look ...

Compared to the Phenom II, AMD's FX processors provide significantly more memory bandwidth. Read throughput has been increased by roughly 60%, while write performance is almost 40% better. Although ...