Iria

"The AMD Phenom X2 was announced quite some time ago but still hasn't seen the light of day; instead we were greeted by the X3 Phenom, a new breed of processor, first in the market to offer a Triplecore solution. This CPU is priced lower than AMD's own X4 and Intel Core 2 Duo series. In our review today we test the Phenom X3 8450 and compare it to an AMD X4 and Intel C2D."
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Review: Madshrimps

BlueMak

Why is this product out there? No reason to exist.

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Matth

Exists for one reason only, a sink for part working quads, making a product out of a reject.

Quite who a triple caore will appeal to, is another question, as it can already be a tough choice between a lower clocked quad and a higher clocked dual at similar prices, which is best depends on how well streamed the target applications are.

Something that can take advantage of a quad, will take a 25% hit on a triple, while something that cannot fully load both cores of a dual, will gain nothing from a triple.

Maybe the triple is for situations where you could use a quad, but can't afford the price?

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Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead
Now Mary takes her lamb to school,
Between two crusts of bread