Finally AMD have got around to releasing their quad core chip, to hopefully rival the intel counterpart. Touted as the first “true” quad core (because all 4 cores are on the same die) AMD are going to try to make up some of the ground it’s lost to Intel over the last 6 months or so.

The quad core chip, nicknamed “Phenom”, and it’s server counterpart “Barcelona” will come in dual and quad core configurations. The Phenom will initially be aimed at the high-end gamer market, with a set-up named “FASN8″ that has a mock up of 2 Phenom processors (that’s 8 cores!) Due for release in the second-half of 2007, Intel are also looking to compete with a version of their quad-core chips using the same memory management technology as AMD’s new breed [SHOW ME].