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AMD prices up AM2 desktop chips

XREX   on 16 May 2006 - 21:28 · 27 comments & 14190 views

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The socket "is green and elegant". Chip firm said it's showing off energy efficient Athlon 64X2 dual cores, Athlon 64s and Semprons using the AM2 socket. The firm will tell the Spring Microprocessor Forum that desktop processors will give 37 per cent better performance per watt more than the old sockets it is phasing out. Small size Athlon 64 X2 dual core desktop chips wll give 154 per cent better performance per watt, it claimed.

AMD also claimed that dual core CPUs may only use 14watts. The chips will be available in May and AMD gave the prices it's charging. The 64 X2 DC chips will cost $671 for the 4800+; $601 for the 4600+, $514 for the 4400+, $417 for the 4200+; $353 for the 4000+; and $323 for the 3800+. The small form factor versions will cost $364 (3800+); $231 (3500+) and for Semprons $145 (3400+); $119 (3200+) and $101 (3000+).

News source: The Inquirer

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(3 replies) #1 Alien Spy on 16 May 2006 - 21:41
14 watts! What?
#1.1 Hankyone on 17 May 2006 - 00:06
Quote - Alien Spy said @ #1
14 watts! What?

indeed
#1.2 Blackice on 17 May 2006 - 00:11
That's down an order of magnitude. And for a dual-core chip!

Those things will surely have some decent overclock potential Although I'm pretty sure its an Inquirer cockup.
#1.3 protias on 17 May 2006 - 13:08
"14 watts!!" is exactly what i said at first!
#2 NI3NOR on 16 May 2006 - 21:42
They are crazy...
230 for a 3500+ Single core when the Intel Core2 Duo will be at this price...
(1 reply) #3 eilegz on 16 May 2006 - 21:59
well amd its becoming like intel before overcharge the customer very bad indeed.

Well competition its a good thing lets hope that intel comes up with something good and cheaper.
#3.1 protias on 17 May 2006 - 13:09
"good and cheaper," instead of something better and cheaper?
(2 replies) #4 tony-inpo on 16 May 2006 - 22:16
Yes but, most AMD 64 chips draw about 90 - 120 W and now they are talking about 14! that's amazing, they will run very very cool which means a really quiet PC.
#4.1 rpsgc on 16 May 2006 - 23:00
90-120W? Can I have some of that crack you've been smoking?
#5 ipodman715 on 16 May 2006 - 22:21
(2 replies) #6 Audhumla on 16 May 2006 - 22:25
Wait, wait, wait.... WHAT?! How can the chip even function at 14watts?
#6.1 dhitb on 17 May 2006 - 02:31
I'm guessing it has to do with C'n'Q. Where the wattage has in the past been measured by TDP, the chip makers might try to compete on how low their performance chips can go when idle (dropping CPU clock/voltage). That would be the new MHz battle LOL.
#6.2 Coolme on 17 May 2006 - 03:08
wow.. imagine.. a PDA powered by a underclocked amd64 x2.. that'd be the day!
#7 Orange on 16 May 2006 - 22:27
Nice.
(2 replies) #8 greatestfall on 16 May 2006 - 23:02
so wait, you can get a x2 3800+ for less than a single core 3800+?

that just seems silly.
#8.1 Menge on 16 May 2006 - 23:39
nope.
you can have a X2 3800+ for less than the SLIM version (which is meant to consume less power and meant for mobile hardware) of the X2 3800+
#8.2 greatestfall on 17 May 2006 - 06:46
well i'm just retarded.
(2 replies) #9 Xavien on 17 May 2006 - 01:12
1.21 Jigawatts! Great Scot!
#9.1 Sheppard on 17 May 2006 - 06:32
Quote - Xavien said @ #1.3
1.21 Jigawatts! Great Scot!

Lol i was just about to type that.
#9.2 tony-inpo on 17 May 2006 - 07:38
Ah man, this is heavy
#10 Raa on 17 May 2006 - 01:44
Did anyone notice the "Sempr0n" part? lol
(1 reply) #11 yudi_lks on 17 May 2006 - 07:01
Hmm, No
#11.1 ir0nw0lf on 17 May 2006 - 13:43
Reading the ENTIRE article / source article FTW!
Quote -
CHIP FIRM AMD said it's showing off energy efficient Athlon 64X2 dual cores, Athlon 64s and Sempr0ns using the AM2 socket.

#12 dw2003 on 17 May 2006 - 12:01
...desktop chips wll give 154 per cent...

^ wll should be will?
(1 reply) #13 tiwaris on 18 May 2006 - 00:25
14 watts looks like an inquirer cookup.
#13.1 BBinder on 18 May 2006 - 10:16
nope its not a cockup even says it on AMD's press release

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/Virtual...969A_mod2.jpgM2

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When running typical workloads, as reflected in the SYSmarkŪ 2004 SE benchmark, end users could experience their energy efficient dual-core processor consuming 14 watts.+

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