If you're an AMD Athlon 64 X2 user with an AM2 board, a Phenom X3 will slot in with a BIOS update to recognize it; you won't get the benefits of HT3 but you will get a triple core or quad core ...

AMD rolled out its Phenom triple core processor and the reactions ranged from "triple core is a marketing spiel" to "triple core gives consumers another option." Both reactions miss the big picture.

AMD has also partnered with ZT Systems to premiere the first system featuring the new Phenom X3 triple-core processor on QVC during the Computer Shop broadcast, which is scheduled to air March 31 ...

AMD Phenom triple-core processors, expected to be the world's first PC processors to integrate three computational cores on a single die of silicon, can help deliver the visual experience ...

The AMD Phenom X3 8400 (2.1GHz) and 8600 (2.3GHZ) triple-core processors are the first processors that use three cores. This is expected to allow AMD to target price-performance points that two ...

Part of AMD’s multi-core Phenom blast today is the Phenom X3 8000, “the world’s only triple-core x86 processor,” which we heard about a few months ago. They’re supposed to bargain chips ...

AMD said on Wednesday that it has started shipping its triple-core Phenom processor to PC makers, with Dell and HP already hinting at including the chip in desktop computers.

So last week, AMD officially unveiled its Phenom X3 triple-core processor, code-named Toliman. AMD is taking a gamble with Toliman.

AMD's Phenom II lineup now includes five quad-cores and two triple-cores, with the newest products capable of supporting both DDR3 memory and the cheaper DDR2 variety on AM2+ boards, whereas Intel ...

AMD announced the release of its latest round of Phenom II microprocessors Monday. The five new additions include both triple-core processors and quad-cores that are part of AMD's "Dragon ...

AMD's new 2008 roadmap, which will feature single-, dual-, triple-, and quad-core parts aimed at the consumer is either a stroke of genius or a recipe for mass confusion.

For us end-users though, don't get too excited. At this stage AMD is only shipping its Phenom 8400 (2.1GHz) and 8600 (2.3GHz) triple-core processors to OEM companies including Dell, HP and Mesh.