AMD releases Athlon II X2 240 and 245, updates Phenom II X4 945

AMD Athlon X2 "Brisbane" on it's way out.

AMD announced availability of cheaper Athlon II X2 240 and 245 processors, in all similar to the already well known Athlon II X2 250, except when it comes to clockspeed. The processors feature the same 1MB L2 cache per core but lower clocks of 2.8GHz and 2.9GHz. Prices start at $65.

AMD also updated the AM3 based AMD Phenom II X4 945 with a lower TDP of 95W and it can only be distinguished from it's 125w counterpart by the part number. The new P/N is HDX945WFK4DGI while the 125w part number is HDX945FBK4DGI.

The introduction of new Athlon II X2 models is an important strategic step for AMD, as it not only provides considerable performance improvements from both old Athlon X2 65nm cores and Athlon X2 7xxx series, but they also cost less to manufacture. The new cores take up 117mm² of silicon, against 126mm² of the "Brisbane" cores.

AMD Athlon II X2 240 and 245 @ Hardware Secrets
AMD Phenom II X4 945 95w @ Hardware Secrets