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AMD has just announced the addition of triple-core AMD Phenom processors to their desktop processor roadmap. Yes, in an age of dual- and quad-core processors, AMD has decided to add number 3 to the mix. Scheduled for release in Q1, 2008, these triple-core processors will be the world's first and only triple-core processor.
According to AMD, these new processors represent a "multi-core triple threat" to Intel's current hegemony in the multi-core desktop segment. They claim that current quad-core desktop processors (the Intel quad-core Core 2 processors, in other words) only represent less than 2% of the market. Hence, AMD believes their triple-core Phenom processors will fill the market's need for more powerful processors without paying for more expensive quad-core processors.
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