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The 6 worst AMD CPUs of all time

It's time to reminisce on some CPUs, recent and ancient, that we really wish AMD had never made at all.

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AMD has been on a roll lately with its CPUs, ever since it launched its Ryzen 1000 CPUs back in 2017. Ryzen and other Zen based chips represent not just some of AMD's best CPUs, but some of the best CPUs ever made. Still, not everything has gone perfectly for the red team even though AMD is past its worst years (so far); let's take a moment to remember some CPUs, recent and ancient, that we really wish AMD had never made to begin with.

AMD Ryzen Athlon C-Series Chromebooks
AMD launches new Zen-based Ryzen processors for Chromebooks

AMD has announced new Zen-based Ryzen 3000 C-Series and Athlon 3000 C-Series processors for high-end Chromebooks.

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After taking the world by storm with its "Zen"-based Ryzen desktop and laptop chips, AMD has now announced its first series of Chromebook mobile processors based on the Zen architecture. The new lineup of processors was designed in collaboration with Google and it promises up to 178% faster web browsing compared to the previous generation. As part of the new lineup, AMD is offering two distinct series of processors — the Athlon 3000 C-Series and the Ryzen 3000 C-Series.

You Asked, We Answer - AOSP Build Times on AMD Processors

In this analysis we take a look at AOSP build times on AMD processors and how they compare with the competition in terms of bang for your buck!

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A few months ago I kicked off a series of articles aimed at examining what affects build times when building an Android ROM from open source options such as CyanogenMod or OMNIRom.