AMD recently announced their tardiest quad-core speed-bump in market to provide consumers the option for a few more bang and a little more charge. With the release of the AMD Phenom II X4 975 'Black Edition' processor, AMD has included a new king to their Phenom II X4 quad-core product way.

The early leader in this group was the Phenom II X4 970 at 3.5GHz and 125W TDP. The 975 includes 100MHz for a entire of 3.6GHz. This clock speed not only assigns the highest quad core, but the highest base factory clock chip in all of AMD's desktop processor lines. With a price-point of $195, AMD also preserves their sub-$200 barrier in their quad-core processors.