With the new year started and the conclusion of CES 2010 a few weeks ago, AMD has released several new processors aimed at the mid-market and energy conscious computer enthusiasts to give our hardware sweet tooth a computer fix, while kicking off the new decade. AMD has always payed attention to the budget-minded computer enthusiast, releasing products that offer a great bang for the buck when it comes to components. Their processor lines, including the Athlon II and Phenom II, are for the most part very low in cost, however, they provide the power that us gamers and overclocking junkies need and crave. This time is no different. The processors that we will be taking a look at are updates to both of the CPU lines, and vary in clock speeds as well as core count. For the Athlon II line, AMD has the new dual core Athlon II X2 255, a triple core Athlon II X3 440, and a quad core Athlon II X4 635. For the Phenom II line, there is the new Phenom II X2 555 and the energy efficient quad core Phenom II X4 910e. The price ranges for these new processors one in the market are expected to be between $74 for the Athlon II dual core, up to $169 for the energy efficient Phenom II X4 910e.