AMD has released six new desktop processor models to the market; these include new SKUs in both Phenom II and Athlon II lines. Older SKUs may have been displaced from their price-points by some of the new models. The first one would be a new value dual-core model, the Athlon II X2 265 (3.30 GHz), which will be giving a fight for Intel’s dated Dual-Core Pentium processor, which surprisingly is still hovering around. There’s also the ‘weird’ triple-core Athlon II X3 450 (3.20 GHz) and the quad-core Athlon II X4 645 (3.10 GHz).

The X2-265 is based on the 45nm Regor die, featuring 2 MB of L2 cache rated at TDP of 65W, and is priced at US $76. The X3-450 is based on the 45nm Rana die, and is essentially a Propus die with one core disabled. It has a TDP rated at 95W and goes for $87. The X4 645 would be the one making use of the full Propus die, rated TDP at 95W, priced at $122.

To play with Intel’s mighty Core i3 lineup, AMD has the dual-core Phenom II X2-560 Black Editions. This model is priced at just $105, but offers a clock speed of 3.30 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache per core, 6 MB L3 cache, and TDP rated at 80W. It’s based on the Calisto die, which is Deneb with two cores disabled. So who knows, you might get lucky unlocking the disabled cores on any of the motherboards that even advertise supporting such a process.

Last up would be some good rivals for Intel’s lower-end Core i7 processors. The new “high-end” six-core processor Phenom II X6 1075T Black Edition is essentially the same as the Phenom II X6 1090T, except that it’s clocked at 3.00 GHz (200 MHz lower). It is priced at $245. AMD is also not letting the Core i5 get away easily, as they have the quad-core Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition is clocked at 3.50 GHz (highest AMD default clock speed till date), and is based on the older Deneb die instead of derivation from Thuban. So there’s no Turbo Core feature, but thanks to its Black Edition marker, it has an upwards unlocked BClk multiplier. This SKU displaces the X4 965 BE, and is priced at $185. The good thing is that the speed-bump didn’t affect the TDP, which is still at 125W.

Check out Tom’s review and benchmark over here, and Guru3D’s benchmark too.