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Wayne Williams

Chinese rival to Intel and AMD vows to close performance gap with trio of CPUs nicknamed Three Musketeers

Loongson 3A6000.

Loongson is a major player in China, creating domestic chips for the past 22 years with the goal of providing affordable alternatives to Intel and AMD products. Historically, however, there has always been a noticeable performance gap between its homegrown CPUs and those from outside China.

Now, Fast Technology reports Loongson has been working hard behind the scenes to close that gap and is preparing to launch a trio of fourth-generation CPUs, collectively known as the "Three Musketeers."

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