AMD released the x86_64 compatible microprocessor ' Athlon 64 ' in September 2003. This was contrary to Intel's policy at the time, which was reluctant to move to 64-bit, and as a result, Intel was ...

Advanced Micro Devices wants to give you something Intel can't. The chipmaker unveiled its Athlon 64 processor on Tuesday at a San Francisco event hosted by CEO Hector Ruiz. Along with added ...

It has been a banner year for AMD, as it the company has finally become truly competitive against Intel with its Zen-powered processors across the desktop, notebook and server sectors. AMD is marking ...

Ever since AMD took the budget GPU world by storm with the RX 480, users have been wondering when the red team would make a move on the higher-end graphics market. With gamers drooling for a card ...

Microsoft recently made a statement to Neowin confirming that some really old AMD processors would experience issues running Windows 8.1 64 bit. Microsoft claim that some early AMD processors (such as ...

Ten years ago this week, AMD launched the first consumer x86 64-bit processors, the Athlon 64 FX-51 and Athlon 64 3200+. It remains one of the most exciting products that I ever covered -- the ...

Editor's Note: Product not yet tested. The following description is from the manufacturer. The AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor puts the power of dual-core technology on the desktop. Dual-core ...

The folks over at Tom’s Hardware decided to cut through a bit of the buzz over Intel’s latest low-power CPU by comparing the Atom with a much older AMD Athlon 64 2000+ processor. The results? You can ...

AMD has announced a new—or at least, new-ish—product this evening. Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to the all-new Athlon 64 X2 5000+ "Black Edition." This is the second product in the "Black Edition" ...

Yesterday morning, AMD announced its first member of the Athlon 64 X2 product family to break the 3GHz barrier, but it is not the company's first 3GHz processor for general consumers. That title goes ...

AMD Athlon 64 has to be one of the most diverse CPU platforms when it comes to its socket layouts. Originally starting off as a Socket 754 single channel memory design for the desktop and a Socket 940 ...

AMD recently announced a new revision of the Athlon 64 processor core. This new revision codenamed 'Orleans' brings a number of new features to the Athlon 64 line-up including SSE3 support, an updated ...