Friday, September 5th 2008

AMD Product lineup For Q4 2008 Uncovered

There is a brief insight into what AMD has in store for the desktop CPU market till towards the end of this year. The good news however is that AMD's 45nm conquest flags off by the end of this year. Chile Hardware published yet another company slide from AMD. This one lists out AMD's desktop processors lined-up for release (both actual and on paper) by the end of this year.

To begin with, AMD will continue to make additions to the Athlon X2 energy-efficient dual-core processors. On October the 2nd, Athlon X2 5050e would be released in both tray and processor-in-[a]-box (PIB) stocks. This processor is rated at 45W and has a clock speed of 2.60 GHz, that's 13.0x 200 MHz. It is based on the Brisbane 65nm core. Later in November, this line would be expanded by the Athlon X2 3250e. This Brisbane-based part comes clocked at 1.50 GHz and a rated TDP of an incredibly low 22W. There's also a single-core part based on the Lima core, the Athlon 2650e, an energy efficient single core rated at 15W with a clock speed of 1.60 GHz.
Moving on to K10 processors, AMD plans to release a Phenom X3 8850 triple-core processor on the same day it releases Athlon X2 5050e. The Phenom X3 8850 is to be clocked at 2.50 GHz. Later in December, AMD will release a Phenom X3 8850 Black Edition, which is a chip with the same specifications albeit unlocked FSB multiplier. As for quad-core, here's the news some of us have been waiting for, that is AMD will launch two models of the 45nm Deneb core-based Quad-Core Phenom processor. Their model names and numbers are kept under covers for now. There are two parts models clocked at 2.80 GHz and 3.00 GHz with rated TDPs at 125W. An observation is that these make the possibility of a 4+ GHz Deneb FX seem rather bleak. These are to be launched within December though it seems like a paper launch since the products are under embargo till January 8 next year.
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34 Comments on AMD Product lineup For Q4 2008 Uncovered

#26
JC316
Knows what makes you tick
Hmm, 3.0GHZ is a start, but still, if it can't clock to at least 3.5GHZ, they can't compete with Intel. I still have hopes for AMD, I really do, but so far, their consumer friendly, low power chips ain't cutting it anymore.
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#27
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
way back it used to not be about clock speeds but IPC, aka a 2.0 GHz CPU beating a 3.0GHz CPU.
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#28
Wile E
Power User
eidairaman1way back it used to not be about clock speeds but IPC, aka a 2.0 GHz CPU beating a 3.0GHz CPU.
Yeah, but AMD is behind in that area as well.
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#29
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
ya because the Core 2 was originally about IPC, now people are talking about the clock speeds rising so it seems like its a battle of clock speeds again.
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#30
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
btarunrHighest multiplier isn't a function of the board/platform, but of the processor. For example, Windsor had 16.0x max.
it takes a board to be able to recognize that higher multiplier and utilize it.
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#31
Wile E
Power User
eidairaman1ya because the Core 2 was originally about IPC, now people are talking about the clock speeds rising so it seems like its a battle of clock speeds again.
No, I think they were mainly meaning that AMD needs to get their clock speeds up on this architecture to compensate until they can match Intel in IPC.
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#32
KBD
Wile ENo, I think they were mainly meaning that AMD needs to get their clock speeds up on this architecture to compensate until they can match Intel in IPC.
yep, thats what it boils down to.
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#33
Hayder_Master
it is true now , im wating , and i like the sexy pic of phenom with 4ghz and 20x
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#34
Melvis
Clock speed means sweet F all, always has, it might be that right at this moment, but once the 45nm CPU's come in , it will be like the old days again, were clock speed means nothin, just you wait and see.
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