Advanced Micro Devices $12.1 Million CPU Deal Gets Early Nod

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and California consumers got the initial nod for a $12.1 million class settlement resolving allegations that Advanced Micro misrepresented the speed of core processors in its “Bulldozer” central processing units.

The settlement, which covers individuals and businesses that bought certain computer chips either while residing in California or after visiting the AMD.com website, is fair, adequate, and reasonable, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said Oct. 4.

Tony Dickey and Paul Parmer alleged Advanced Micro Bulldozer CPUs don’t contain eight “cores” as advertised. A “core” is a processing unit that operates independently ...