AMD announced today a highly interesting new desktop CPU for the mainstream market. The Quad-core AMD Athlon II X4 is priced under $100 which is quite a bit cheaper than Intel's Quad-core offering. If the AMD Athlon II X4 performance is good enough for Windows 7 and today's HD media apps the reviews listed below should give us that answer.
The AMD Athlon II X4 620 review of Tweaktown points out that this CPU is not a technological marvel, but can be overclocked heavily.
Hothardware concludes in their AMD Athlon II X4 CPU review: "We think the new Athlon II X4's are an excellent value and they will be a great pick for typical productivity and internet builds, as well as light multimedia duty." Find more AMD Athlon II X4 reviews below.

AMD Athlon II X4 Reviews:
Tweaktown
HotHardware
Tom's Hardware
TechSpot
PC Perspective
AnandTech
HiTechLegion
Technic3d (German)

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