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The processors of AMD's Phenom II X2 series are some of the cheapest 45nm processors on the market and have proved themselves among overclockers. The new manufacturing process leaves plenty of margin for overclocking and we now hear that AMD will use this with a new flagship product, Athlon II X2 255. The processor will operate at 3.1GHz with 200MHz processor bus and 2MB L2 cache. The processor will be 100MHz faster than the current flagship Athlon II X2 250, but both are labeled 65W. The clock frequency aside specifications are identical to earlier models of the Athlon II X2 family and the price will be around $75-80, while AMD will lower the price of Athlon II X2 250. Athlon II X2 255 has not been launched yet, but the model has already appeared at motherboard manufacturers and their lists of supported processors.

Izvor: NordicHardware