Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUs

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Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUs
AMD Clones Intel (1982)
Am286: Manufactured Under License, But Faster (1983)
Am386: A 40-MHz 386 (1991)
Am486: The Last Clone (1993, 1995)
The K5: AMD's Very Own Processor (1996)
The K6: AMD Extends Its Range (1997-1999)
K7/Athlon: A Killer (1999)
AMD Improves the Athlon: Thunderbird, XP, and more (2000-2003)
Duron and Sempron: AMD's Celerons (2000, 2004)
The K8: AMD Moves To 64 Bits (2003-2006)
Athlon 64 X2: AMD's Dual-Core (2005-2006)
The Phenom: K10 and Quad-Core (2007-2008)
The Future Lies With Phenom (2008-)