AMD’s new dual core processors – the Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550
Not quite ready to go quad-core yet?
Well, AMD has two new dual core processors for you to consider – the 45nm AMD Athlon II X2 250 processor which brings the 45nm processor to the Athlon processor lineup and the new AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition processor – the first dual core AMD Phenon II processor. The Phenom II lineup is now available in dual, triple, and quad-core variants.
AMD claims that the new Athlon II X2 250 processor has a TDP of 65 watts with power consumption cut by up to 50 percent when doing basic tasks or at idle, and up to 40 percent on heavy workloads.
You can read more about this over at AMD’s website here.
