AMD's Bulldozer is finally here, after years of development -- and its performance is significantly worse than anyone expected. The situation is ugly enough that it may explain why so many executives ...

Bulldozer is the code name for AMD's first new CPU design since the Phenom in 2007. How much of a challenge does it offer to Intel? Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, ...

AMD's upcoming multicore, high-end desktop processors, code-named Zambezi and based on its Bulldozer architecture, will be branded as AMD's FX series CPUs. According to a report from Nordic Hardware, ...

If you bought an AMD “Bulldozer” CPU and didn’t quite agree with AMD that it was an actual 8-core chip, congratulations: A judge has agreed with you, and you may be eligible for a small bit of ...

AMD has settled a class action lawsuit in the state of California for $12.1 million, an amount of which is payable to every customer that purchased an FX 8120, FX 8150, FX 8320, FX 8350, FX 8370, FX ...

Practically a given at any genuinely new CPU architecture launch, AMD's now supporting the Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX), including hardware-based AES, which we've previously seen on the chip ...

In a nutshell: If you bought an AMD Bulldozer or Piledriver processor while living in California, or you purchased one of the CPUs directly from the company's website, you can now submit a claim for ...

Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled its FX Series family of processors, which includes two it heralds as the first eight-core desktop CPUs. These are the first processors available in retail that use ...

Ah, Bulldozer. Hoped by AMD to be their Hercules to the Hydra of Intel’s Sandy Bridge, news of AMD’s future flagships is starting to worm its way down the tubes. The two chips, codenamed Zambezi and ...

Bulldozer will be built with AMD’s 32-nanometer silicon-on-insulator technology. That means it can be made in factories being built by its partner and sister company, Globalfoundries. Bobcat is a ...