AMD'S phenom, the company's long-awaited quad-core successor to the dual-core Athlon X2, has finally arrived. But AMD enthusiasts hoping that the com-pany would steal the performance crown back from Intel's Core 2 will be disap-pointed, as the Phenom is a decidedly midrange processor. Bargain hunters looking for a good-performing quad-core system, however, might find AMD's solution appealing.
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