Athlon 64 4800 x2

[Boeing 787]

:D :D :D

It's no big secret that AMD is scheduled to launch its dual-core Server and professional workstation Opteron processors later in the year.

However details of what's set to be let loose to hunt down Intel's recently announced Pentium Extreme Edition 840 have, up till now, been well hidden...

HEXUS can exclusively reveal that the CPU is to be named the AMD Athlon 64 X2

It will be available at least in the following models:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+

Our source in Greenbriar also confirms that AMD currently has no plans to introduce 'FX' variants of its dual-core desktop processors.

The flagship AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ will have both its cores operating at 2.4GHz, the same frequency as the AMD Athlon 64 4000+, and we'll be surprised if this doesn't rape the already impressive Pentium Extreme Edition 840 we reviewed here.

Xtra stuff later...

SOURCE: http://www.hexus.net/#AMD-dual

Edited April 14, 2005 by hardgiant

[NienorGT]

Our source in Greenbriar also confirms that AMD currently has no plans to introduce 'FX' variants of its dual-core desktop processors.

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Your sources? Who are you in first?

[HoochieMamma]

4800+???? *blows load*

[Baptist]

stop flamin this guy! its pathetic, he fixed it.

ontopic:

>< Doh i just bought a nwe pc if i had only waited... :rolleyes:

but isnt that every time u buy something new...

aawh well

great post :rofl:

[at0mican]

LOL Nice!

I'm just thinking about what Intel will call their chips.

Intel Pentium 4 x2 +2(HT) :laugh:

[Nocstar]

OMG!! *splat!*

No seriously though... thats extreme.. its blowing my mind... that 4800+ can easily be made to 5000+

[Help]

I hope these perform better then the Intel ones...

http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050405/index.html

[Aaronz0rz]

amd always pwns

whats really nice is that these will be socket 939 to!

intel moves tl new sockets so often its insane

[Koolslacker]

Just read the news on Xbit. AMD kicks @$$

[sinatosk]

amd always pwns

whats really nice is that these will be socket 939 to!

intel moves tl new sockets so often its insane

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socket 939??? I thought they were gonna be socket 940 only...

[Boeing 787]

socket 939??? I thought they were gonna be socket 940 only...

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Athlon 64 x2 will be socket 939, the Opteron is socket 940.

I figure this:

Athlon 64 x2 4400+ = $250

Athlon 64 x2 4600+ = $450

Athlon 64 x2 4800+ = $700

[redfish]

what is meant by "later in the year" --has a certain quarter been announced, or just second half

[Paul]

Well I know my next processor...

[Hankyone]

looks like i found my next cpu (Y)

[Mx]

That sounds amazing :|

[Menge]

/me wants!

[Rushnak]

TA

[Hurmoth]

4800+ :drool:

[islanq]

Is there a potential release date?

[Brandon]

that kicks ass... seriously i might be gettin a A64 this winter so

[majorbabu]

I don't even know what this Dual Core stuff is. I'm assuming it's a good thing judging by all your enthusiastic replies. Anyone care to explain the inner-workings of this Dual Core tech? :huh:

[GOHARD]

OMG

[S.MULLA]

!!! :o i cant wait till they release teh dual cores- its slated for June 05 :D better start saving :yes:

[Boeing 787]

I don't even know what this Dual Core stuff is. I'm assuming it's a good thing judging by all your enthusiastic replies. Anyone care to explain the inner-workings of this Dual Core tech?  :huh:

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It's two cores instead of a single core. It works like dual cpu machine but without the expensive motherboard.

Dual core 'can' increase performance by 50-80% on applications that are multithreaded. Some apps will show no improvements until they are rewritten, which I bet will also happen.

The Operating System will be smother and won't freeze up when trying to do two intense things at once. Play a game and scan for viruses it will tear through without freezing up.

Two cores are better then one. :)

[majorbabu]

So would that be the rough equivalent of Intel's Hyperthreading technology? ^