DETAILS • Manufacturer. AMD • Requirements: AM3+ motherboard, DDR3 RAM, 850W minimum PSU The top-end FX processor from the Piledrive micro architecture range is the FX-9590. Although there’s no advancement in the manufacturing process (it’s still at 32nm with the same Vishera core), AMD has upped the clock frequencies significantly in the hope of attracting performance enthusiasts … Read more
DETAILS Manufacturer: AMD Requirements: AM3+ motherboard, DDR3 RAM, 450W minimum AMD has an odd numbering system going on. You would expect a more recent processor than the FX-9370 to have a higher number, but in fact it’s lower. The FX-8370E came out in September 2014, over a year after the FX-9370, and it’s not like it’s based on … Read more
DETAILS Manufacturer AMD Requirements: AM3+ motherboard, DDR3 The FX-9370 marked the return of AMD to the high-end CPU market in June 2013. This Piledriver- and Vishera-based chip has a 4.4GHz base clock, a 4.7GHz turbo clock speed, and it uses the same 32nm manufacturing processes as the previous models in the guide, but in this instance … Read more
DETAILS • Manufacturer. AMD • Requirements: AM3+ motherboard, DDR3 RAM, 450W minimum PSU AMD’s Bulldozer architecture had limited success when it was first launched, mainly due to the lack of support it had at that time and some problems with performance. This gave Intel access to the processor slipstream, so its lead was increased significantly. The architecture has … Read more
DETAILS Manufacturer. AMD Requirements: AM3+ motherboard, DDR3 RAM, 500W minimum The AMD FX-4350 is a slightly newer processor than the FX-6300. Released in April 2013, this Piledriver micro architecture, Vishera core is a mid-class CPU using a 32nm manufacturing process. This 4.2GHz AM3+ processor, with a turbo clock speed of 4.3GHz, features four cores, four threads, … Read more
Some weeks ago, we looked at a collection of Intel i5 and i7 processors, so now it’s the turn of AMD’s FX-range. AMD is known for producing cost-effective alternatives to Intel’s processors, but in recent years AMD has dropped the ball when it comes to manufacturing the latest processor technology. We have six of the … Read more