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• Processor prices settle for final holiday swing*
  Saturday 16 December 2006 – 02:41
  As we approach the end of the Christmas shopping season, there is a certain kind of calmness in the microprocessor space: AMD rolled out the final products for this year, but they come too late to bring a visible impact to the pricing of most processors. Most of them are sitting in a comfortable space. Time to look at pricing histories to identify which CPUs are good deals around Christmas.
• Processor and Chipset Tables: How to Configure a CPU Correctly*
  Wednesday 12 April 2000 – 07:00
  For all of you who want to build or upgrade your own PC system we introduce these tables as quick reference. They already include the new gigahertz CPUs from Intel and AMD. Also new: the Cyrix III Joshua from VIA. Everything that you can't find in a manual can be read here!
• The New Athlon Processor: AMD Is Finally Overtaking Intel*
  Monday 9 August 1999 – 07:00
  Athlon's superior architecture makes sure that Intel's flagship Pentium III is beat in almost any benchmark.
• Top Secret Intel Processor Plans Uncovered*
  Saturday 3 December 2005 – 06:00
  Intel plans to unleash the first quad core CPU (Kentsfield) within one year. The switch to 45 nm in 2007 will enable eight cores and up to 12 MB L2 cache (Yorkfield) per CPU. We x-rayed the complete CPU roadmap.
• Intel's 45 nm dual-core desktop processor entering final testing phase*
  Saturday 12 May 2007 – 02:59
  Intel apparently is well on track to ramp Penryn and its sister CPUs into volume production in the third quarter of this year. A little birdie told us that Wolfdale, the desktop variant of Penryn, has reached final pre-release status and in fact may be sent out to most system builders for testing purposes and early reviews next month. ...
• Pentium Processor Reference Table*
  Sunday 14 July 1996 – 07:00
  The following is the Pentium Processor Reference Table & CPU Marking
• AMD Launches Athlon Processor at 1300 and 1333 MHz*
  Thursday 22 March 2001 – 06:00
  Only a few weeks ago we learned from AMD's president Hector Ruiz that AMD is not feeling under any particular pressure to release the next speed grade Athlon processor, as long as the current models are successfully competing against the Pentium 4 products of archenemy Intel. A handful of reviewers and analysts know very well that samples of Athlon 1333 processors are running flawlessly for more than a month now. Today, on the first day of CeBIT2001/Germany, the world's largest computer convention, AMD is finally releasing its new high-speed Athlon processors. We have put them through rigorous testing.
• Analysis: Retail prices of AMD processors continue decline*
  Saturday 3 February 2007 – 06:50
  AMD's processor prices remain under severe pressure: Caught between Intel's outgoing Pentium D series on the low end and the Core 2 Duo series on the high end, the X2 Athlons remain vulnerable to market shifts and Intel's supply strategy. Anyone intending to build a Vista PC on a budget should begin having a closer look at AMD.
• AMD Extends Performance Lead With New Athlon and Duron Processor*
  Tuesday 17 October 2000 – 07:00
  You never were able to get so much processing power for so little money. AMD releases Athlon 1200, the fastest x86 processor and Duron 800, the most powerful low-cost processor that ever existed. None of the two goes for another superlative in terms of pricing.
• Athlon 64 FX prices jump as AMD readies 4x4 CPUs*
  Saturday 4 November 2006 – 05:01
  As AMD and consumers get ready for the release of the FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 processors, prices for the existing FX-62 and FX-60 products rose in absolute dollar values more than any other processors that we looked at for this week's processor performance charts. At this time, it makes a lot of sense to hold off on buying an FX processor until the release of the new models later this month.
• Launch of 65 nm CPUs rings in new round of AMD retail price drops*
  Friday 8 December 2006 – 11:35
  Last week, news of the unveiling of AMD's Quad FX platform coincided with prices for virtually all of the company's existing processors decreasing. This week, the company introduced its first 65 nm X2 processors, which caused average retail prices to slip across the board.
• Intel quad-core processor pricing makes unexpected drop*
  Friday 24 November 2006 – 08:46
  With the big Thanksgiving weekend in full swing, we are taking one more snapshot of processor etail pricing before the holiday shopping season officially enters the feverish final month. The chart kept some flexibility this week with the most significant changes happening on the very high end: The average price of Intel's QX6700 CPU dropped $99 from last week.
• Wrapping up the 2006 processor prices story - UPDATE*
  Friday 29 December 2006 – 08:31
  It is our final processor price/performance article of the year - and what a year it was! 2006 not only saw dual-core processors entering the mainstream, it was also a year of new milestone releases and fierce price battles. In short, the heart of your computer deserves your attention again.
• Intel claims 40% performance gain with new Core 2 Extreme processor*
  Thursday 11 May 2006 – 05:00
  Intel uses E3 to show off its next generation gaming processor, Core 2 Extreme, and highlight its performance capability: In an interview with TG Daily, Intel claims that the CPU will be 40% faster than its predecessor and that new enthusiast PCs will outrun Sony's PS3 in graphics performance. And this advantage may even increase with the introduction of quad-core processors.
• Intel's New Pentium 4 Processor*
  Monday 20 November 2000 – 06:00
  Equipped with an exciting brand new design Intel's new flagship is getting ready to step out into the open. Get ready for the most controversial x86-processor of all times. Find out if you are the working class kind of guy with Athlon-ambitions or rather the stylish Yuppie that needs Pentium 4 even if it's only to be cool. Here it comes, the battle style against power.