At least two Athlon II X3 processors - models 425 and 435, don't seem to keen on waiting for October 22nd to make their entrance as they have already begun to show up in stores around the world. Manufactured using 45nm process technology, the 2.7 GHz X3 425 and 2.9 GHz 435 have been seen on sale in Hong Kong and are in stock in tray form at a UK store.

Priced at £37.42 (~ $61) and £42.11 ($69), the Athlon II X3 425 and 435 come in an AM3 package, are based on the Rana core and have 1.5MB of L2 cache, no L3 cache, HyperTransport 3, and a 95W TDP. A 3.1 GHz X3 445 CPU is also on the way but that will probably hit stores next week.