AMD’s Triple Core Doesn’t Stand Out
AMD began to market its triple core as a sort of middle way for consumers. It seemed to provide a hopeful alternative for people who wanted more than a dual but couldn’t afford a quad. But now that Intel slashed the prices on their quads, AMD’s triple has little to offer.
One tends to wonder whether the triple cores came to be as a result of factory defects. Anyone will admit it’s a little suspicious that AMD’s triple core is technically identical with a quad core except with one core disabled. Whether it’s disabled or defected, it’s reasonable to assume that in the production of quad cores, one of the cores malfunctioned and they decided to market it rather than trash it. In any case, you’re better off spending a little more to buy a quad. When tested, the triples just don’t perform worth a recommendation.
