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It’s been a long time since the last major AMD microarchitecture refresh, and in the meantime, Intel’s handily won the performance crown. The second-place chipmaker hasn’t spent its time idly, working instead on their first entirely-new x86 chips in close to a decade. For AMD, Bulldozer and Bobcat are the future. Are they right?

As fall approaches, so does the start of school for millions of students around the country. It’s also a great time to buy a new computer; not only do retailers offer tremendous sales and freebies, but many component manufacturers like AMD and Intel start to push out their next-generation products. That means that many older – even just a few months – products get marked down.