AMD Announces Availability of Socket AM2 CPUs

AMD Announces Availability of Socket AM2 CPUs

XREX on 23 May 2006 - 16:23 · 14 comments & 9802 views

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AMD today announced the immediate availability of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 dual-core processor and the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+dual-core processor compatible with AMD's new Socket AM2 platform. Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform innovations such as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the AMD64 architecture, according to the company.

For prosumers and digital enthusiasts who are looking to run sophisticated, multiple processor-intense applications simultaneously, AMD has transitioned the entire lineup of AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors over to the new Socket AM2 while adding the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and 4000+ dual-core processors.

News source: DigiTimes

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#1 tony-inpo on 23 May 2006 - 16:26

These look nice, a 64 X2 5000 and the ASUS board which was on the front page the other day would be nice :p

(1 reply) #2 Audhumla on 23 May 2006 - 17:14

Sticking to 939 until I see some definitive performance improvements from AM2.

#2.1 dhitb on 24 May 2006 - 01:13

Thing is AM2 wasn't meant as a definitive performance bump, the Athlon is not starved for bandwidth so DDR2 does next to nothing for it (bandwidth intensive apps aside). Until Conroe/K8L and DDR3 are unleashed, I too will be sticking to 939.

#3 krono6 on 23 May 2006 - 17:21

I'm waiting till Newegg has them in stock..

(1 reply) #4 PureLegend on 23 May 2006 - 17:29

5000+?

Gotta be fast...

#4.1 Audhumla on 23 May 2006 - 20:09

The 5000+ apparently only has a 512kb x 2 L2 cache like the 4600+, 4200+, and 3800+ so that is a major turn off.

(1 reply) #5 cardg on 23 May 2006 - 17:31

In my country, almost every asus oxidates in about 2 years.
Just stoped using it for me and my clients, and gone to something more professional (and expensive, unfortunatly quality has a cost)

#5.1 GAM on 24 May 2006 - 20:11

What country is that?

#6 RiPPA on 23 May 2006 - 17:39

Nice, was gonna upgrade my computer soon but was waiting for these to come out. Now I just gotta wait for newegg to get them.

#7 Beastage on 23 May 2006 - 19:30

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5692

Seems that its already behind in the race, rich people will buy it, the commons will wait to see

#8 hotdog963al on 23 May 2006 - 20:38

X2 5000+?
That really makes me X2 3800+ Look crap. I never use my X2 System, I should have just waited and got a better CPU later.

#9 lylesback2 on 23 May 2006 - 20:58

thats awesome! an FX-62 dual-core... OH MOMMA!

(1 reply) #10 macrosslover on 24 May 2006 - 15:57

hopefully with both platform being unified on DDR2 memory the prices of ddr1 memory will go down as well so i can upgrade my ram to 2gigs cheaper so i can squeeze another 2 years out of my 939 system.

#10.1 denzilla on 25 May 2006 - 01:55

Now that DDR2 is standard on both, expect DDR1 production to slowly wind down and thus, prices for DDR1 to go up. I need to hurry up and buy 2 gig in preparation for Vista. Then again, DDR4 will be common by the time Vista goes RTM.

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