Most of well known web reviewers got the latest AMD triple-core Phenom X3 processor for review and seems that general consensus about this CPU is that the tri-core processors offer no real surprises, it performs better than a dual-core AMD CPU, and worse than a quad-core AMD CPU. And if you want comparing with Intel technology this model is even worse an Intel quad-core. Still, it is not that bad option comparing the prices of current quad-core Intel chips, especially if you are not gamer who really need super cool and ultra expensive processor inside your machine.