Monday, November 2nd 2009
AMD Updates CPU Schedule
AMD updated its CPU market schedules, looking as far as Q4 2010, across various CPU product lines. The update involves phasing out several existing products, adding replacements, and the addition of new products, according to sources in the motherboard industry. To begin with, several Phenom II X4 900 series quad-core processors will be discontinued. The company has reportedly already stopped taking orders for the Phenom II X4 910 (HDX910WFK4DGI, 2.60 GHz), and the 125W Phenom II X4 945 (HDX945FBK4DGI, 3.00 GHz). The latter perhaps is phased out due to its 95W variant (HDX945WFK4DGM). The company will stop taking orders for the 140W Phenom II X4 965 BE in Q1 2010, perhaps because of its 125W variant, for X4 925 around the same time, and for the X4 955 125W in Q2. The company is planning to release a 95W variant of the X4 955 around that time.
The company will also stop taking orders for several Phenom II X4 800 series, X3 700 series, X2 500 series, and Athlon II X4 600 series, and X3 400 series processors, as Phenom II X4 820, Phenom II X3 740 and Phenom II X2 550 will remain. Q4 2009 will see the introduction of the 3.20 GHz Phenom II X2 555, the new Athlon II X4 640 (3.00 GHz, 95W), and the Athlon II X3 445 (3.10 GHz, 95W) will follow in Q2 2010.
Finally, Q2 2010 will see the introduction of the company's six-core processor, codenamed "Thuban". Built on the 45 nm process, it features 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 6 MB of shared L3 cache. It retains the socket AM3 package, and the first in the series could sport a clock speed of 2.80 GHz.
Source:
DigiTimes
The company will also stop taking orders for several Phenom II X4 800 series, X3 700 series, X2 500 series, and Athlon II X4 600 series, and X3 400 series processors, as Phenom II X4 820, Phenom II X3 740 and Phenom II X2 550 will remain. Q4 2009 will see the introduction of the 3.20 GHz Phenom II X2 555, the new Athlon II X4 640 (3.00 GHz, 95W), and the Athlon II X3 445 (3.10 GHz, 95W) will follow in Q2 2010.
Finally, Q2 2010 will see the introduction of the company's six-core processor, codenamed "Thuban". Built on the 45 nm process, it features 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 6 MB of shared L3 cache. It retains the socket AM3 package, and the first in the series could sport a clock speed of 2.80 GHz.
56 Comments on AMD Updates CPU Schedule
SC doesn't utilize 4 cores well at all, 1 core is maxed out and the others are running at like 5%, but it helps alot in SC to play the game smoothly and handle thousands of units.
L4D now that Utilizes 4 cores very well ;)
SC was tested on a 9950
L4D was tested on a 945
Considering stock speed is 2.5 I think that's pretty good.
I'm running at 3.25ghz at the moment 1.285 volts in bios, 0.950 volts when I idle ( cpuz and AMD overdrive) and 0.987 volts underload.
Using a domino ALC to cool it at the moment ( although it is modded) 22c idle 37 underload.
Its 100% stable at the moment so I might try reducing voltage further.
Thing is I've no idea how to Over clock with AMD chips so I'm not sure what other voltages etc can help me push this thing further.
I want at least 3.5ghz.
Will see what happens when I disable.
Cheers.
Gave me temps of 28C idle and 45-47C load after 12 hrs of 100% loading using LINPACK.
Spec to Spec, AMD looks better on paper.
If you go off those paper specs, yes AMD looks better price wise.
Problem is that performance is what matters, not paper specs. When performance is considered, AMD isn't really better than Intel, at least not at the level you are talking about. The i5 750 outperforms the 965BE. Of course you will probably also go on about how the Intel doesn't have an unlocked multiplier, but when the Intel also overclocking better than the 965BE, what does an unlocked multiplier matter?
Anything above $200 AMD can't even compete with, so comparing is impossible. The lower end stuff AMD has some great deals, sometimes even better than Intel, but anything above the low-mid performance sector AMD can't compete.
Matter a fact, my sig still has AMD in it. Its called stating the facts. Software support isnt there for more than say, 3 cores. So releasing a hexacore to desktop is kind of a waste when it wont outperform whats already out and good. Id say MAYBE it might be something to talk about if its cheaper than an i5 750, but i doubt it will be. So here again, no bulldozer? Move along.