AMD Duron 850: Getting ready for the battle

Final Words

The Duron 850 is nothing special, it's more of the same performance and value we have seen from AMD's Duron line since its introduction in June 2000.  The only difference this time around being SiS 730S and VIA KM133 based motherboards should be finding their way into the hands of OEMs and system integrators, making the Duron an attractive alternative to the Celeron. 

You can expect the Duron to ramp very quickly in clock speed over the course of the next twelve months, even more so than what we saw last year.  And while the Duron is still not producing as much heat as the Athlon, what we are really waiting for is the new Duron based on the Morgan core that should promise much cooler operation.

Until then, let's sit back and watch AMD and Intel engage in yet another round of CPU price and clock speed wars.