Reviews Tom's Hardware US - Components - CPUComponents - CPUAMD's Athlon Stepping Improvements- March 20, 2008 While CPU architectures are typically available for years, AMD and Intel tend to offer improved steppings throughout a product's lifecycle. We look at the history of the Athlon 64 X2 5000, complete with lab tests.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=64fffc23d7cefd1d3f98fd2a47582039 AMD Phenom With B3 Stepping: First Look- March 18, 2008 According to our tests, this CPU is based on highly anticipated B3 stepping technology. And, it's meant to be error-free, allow higher clock speeds and still consume less power than AMD's Phenom 9300 and 9400 models.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=f2810dc8b7e410ef5e0d7f5376c600cd |