AMD to Launch New High-end Desktop Processor

malware · Jul 23, 2007

AMD is preparing to launch a new high-end desktop processor, the Athlon 64 X2 6400+, which will be the last processor in the Athlon 64 X2 family. Currently, AMD's highest-end desktop processor is the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, however with its performance unable to match Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo E6850, AMD plans to launch the new 6400+ to cover up the gap in the market. The 6400+ will have a core frequency of 3.2GHz and 2MB L2 cache, while the pricing will range between US$220-248. Samples of the new CPUs are already shipping to motherboard makers, but there's still no official release date.

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Mussels · Jul 23, 2007

yay! pricing matters of course, but competition is what we all want.

nflesher87 · Jul 23, 2007

yippy kai-yay!
thanks AMD, at least they're trying to do a little something to tide us over til phenom

tkpenalty · Jul 23, 2007

Hmm... cache might work..

Mussels · Jul 23, 2007

yeah 2MB cache instead of 1MB should make them a decent chip. Lets pray for another san diego like core

Atech · Jul 23, 2007

Huh? The 6000+ has 2*1MB L2 cache ...

largon · Jul 23, 2007

That's HOT!

Welcome to the 130W+ territory.

InfDamarvel · Jul 23, 2007

rofl, Unless it overclocks to 3.4 and up then its useless. Might as well get a 6000+ x2.

largon · Jul 23, 2007

It is infact quite impressing how high AMDs 90nm chips are scaling.
Too bad their 65nm isn't up to the task. Serious leakage problems with high freq AMD 65nm chips I hear.

Jannu · Jul 23, 2007

This beast is gonna be HOT! even 5600+ is ~50C in normal cases with default HSF

breakfromyou · Jul 23, 2007

Bad move.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Jul 23, 2007

eggs and bacon without getting up from your pc ftw?

quickie · Jul 23, 2007

reminds me of the AthonXP palomino core 2100+ situation a few years back. Before AMD could release the Thoroughbred core, it needed something to close the gap between the XP2000+ and higher clocked P4s. Maybe history is repeating itself..

a111087 · Jul 23, 2007

largon said:
That's HOT!
Welcome to the 130W+ territory.

NO!!! it's 89W and in Q3 :rockout:

http://vr-zone.com/?i=5132

mandelore · Jul 23, 2007

WOW!! 89W?? my opty 185 stock is 110W, so when i crank it upto 3ghz and increase the volts i can end up with 160W thermal output eeek

so thats fab

Darkrealms · Jul 23, 2007

largon said:
It is infact quite impressing how high AMDs 90nm chips are scaling.
Too bad their 65nm isn't up to the task. Serious leakage problems with high freq AMD 65nm chips I hear.

Nice sig, lol

a111087 said:
NO!!! it's 89W and in Q3
http://vr-zone.com/?i=5132

Thats good to hear. Hopefully the price point will help AMD.

tvdang7 · Jul 23, 2007

why skip 6200?

Grings · Jul 23, 2007

for a non overclocker, this will be a superb choice

a111087 · Jul 23, 2007

wonder if someone will pull it over 3.2ghz, but i doubt

cdawall · Jul 23, 2007

they should just release a higher clocked FX core (lol) 3.4ghz FX 66 2mb cache and an unlocked multi would be nice. oh and the 6400+ should oc well enough the 6000+ clocks to 3.5ghz or so normal. Heat wont be to much of an issue they will just put it out with the quad heatpipe copper base FX cooler.

largon · Jul 23, 2007

89W TDP for a 3.2GHz 90nm Windsor? Now that must have required some process tweaks, since current 6000+ has 125W TDP. That's almost a 30% drop!

But, one could wonder why do they bother with 90nm anymore since FAB36 which makes most of their cores is now all 65nm and the rented node @ Chartered is switching to 65nm too. But maybe they should concentrate on tweaking their 65nm instead, they need Barcelona to save the day and it can't succeed if it doesn't have the clocks.

cdawall · Jul 23, 2007

watch bet they can push a 20x on windsor they just dont want to come on AMD try it

that would piss of the C2D owner pwned by the old school windsor core :roll:

mandelore · Jul 23, 2007

largon said:
89W TDP for a 3.2GHz 90nm Windsor? Now that must have required some process tweaks, since current 6000+ has 125W TDP. That's almost a 30% drop!

But, one could wonder why do they bother with 90nm anymore since FAB36 which makes most of their cores is now all 65nm and the rented node @ Chartered is switching to 65nm too. But maybe they should concentrate on tweaking their 65nm instead, they need Barcelona to save the day and it can't succeed if it doesn't have the clocks.

yeah thats well impressive, if they apply that to their 65nm cores... wonder what thermal output they could acheive

"the latest 65nm AMD offering cooled with the magic of an aluminium thimble!"

cdawall · Jul 23, 2007

they BETTER apply it to there 65nm chips were would we be if they decided to just update the old parts

think if they went and overhauled the XP series :roll:

WarEagleAU · Jul 24, 2007

nice. Its amazing to get that perf and have it at that cheap of a price. Well done AMD

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