AMD's new CPU socket, AM2, will launch at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan this June. The first AM2 motherboards will be on display at the European CeBIT show this March.
Socket AM2's initial "F" stepping will mark AMD's leap to DDR2 and allow for higher clock frequencies over current Socket 939 processors. While it is a 940-pin configuration manufactured under a 90nm process, its pin layout is not compatible with current Opteron and FX 940-pin processors.
The two launch processors will be the dual core 5000+ and FX-62, running at 2.6GHz and 2.8GHz respectively. The new processors are equipped with 1MB L2 cache per core, much like current Toledo core dual-core processors. While Intel has chosen a new branding for its new processor lines AMD has chosen to retain the Athlon 64 X2 name despite the architectural changes.
A lot of technical information is available at X-bit labs, so head on over there to read more.
News source: X-bit labs
Socket AM2's initial "F" stepping will mark AMD's leap to DDR2 and allow for higher clock frequencies over current Socket 939 processors. While it is a 940-pin configuration manufactured under a 90nm process, its pin layout is not compatible with current Opteron and FX 940-pin processors.
The two launch processors will be the dual core 5000+ and FX-62, running at 2.6GHz and 2.8GHz respectively. The new processors are equipped with 1MB L2 cache per core, much like current Toledo core dual-core processors. While Intel has chosen a new branding for its new processor lines AMD has chosen to retain the Athlon 64 X2 name despite the architectural changes.
A lot of technical information is available at X-bit labs, so head on over there to read more.
News source: X-bit labs
great i just upgraded to 4200+ i guess next year ill upgrade to 5000+ haha
Oh well
Hopefully by that time we'll have news on new chipsets from nvidia, then I can really blow some green lol
My money down the drain.
Also if you overclock, it would be wise to wait out a few memory contoller revisions.
Processor Socket Core TDP Launch Date
Athlon 64 FX-64 AM2 Dual ??? Q1'07
Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 Dual 125W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 FX-60 939 Dual 110W Now
Athlon 64 5400+ AM2 Dual ??? Q1'07
Athlon 64 5200+ AM2 Dual ??? Q3'06
Athlon 64 5000+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 4800+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 4600+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 4400+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 4200+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 3800+ AM2 Dual 89W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 3800+ AM2 Single 62W 6/6/06
Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 Single 62W 6/6/06
from dailytech.com
theres more than just 2 CPU's being released on june 6th
my question is which will perform better for gaming the 3800 single or dual core? and will those two be priced similary?
They still have 2x1MB cache. They should switch to 2x2MB cache.
I read somewhere that 3GHz optersons are about to debut. Why don't they release 3GHz models as well (both for X2 and FX line).
And, yes AM2 will support DDR2 800 MHz memory.
Thats because clock speed has very little to do with anything. Fill your crap designed architecture with pipelines and you can clock it as fast as you like. AMD just has a better platform at the moment.
games are abosolutely fine- its mainly applications which tend to slow down.. and looking at purchasing am2 socket processors would at june would involve sky high prices..
6/6/06
So after the 'Windsor' CPU ...
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