Monday, September 12th 2011
AMD FX Series Processors Up For Pre-Order
At last, AMD's highly-anticipated performance desktop processors, branded under the FX-Series, are up for pre-order, letting buyers book their chips so they could have it up and running on release date. American retailer Bottom-line Telecommunications (BLT) has the FX-8150 and FX-8120 eight-core chips; and FX-6100 six-core chip up for pre-order. Its price for the FX-8150 is US $266.28, the FX-8120 is priced at US $221.73, while the FX-6100 is priced at $188.32. BLT ships over ground for free to the 48 contiguous American states.
The new FX-Series processors are based on AMD's brand new "Bulldozer" micro-architecture, and come in the AM3+ package. The FX-8150 will lead the first wave with its eight cores clocked at 3.60 GHz, 16 MB of total cache (4x 2 MB L2 + 1x 8 MB L3); followed by the FX-8120 at 3.10 GHz, also with 16 MB cache. The FX-6100 six-core processor is clocked at 3.30 GHz, with 14 MB cache (3x 2 MB L2 + 1x 8 MB L3). Market release is expected in October. You can be ready for the new chips by purchasing socket AM3+ motherboards, ideally those based on the AMD 9-series chipset, as they are already available in the market.
Source:
CPU World
The new FX-Series processors are based on AMD's brand new "Bulldozer" micro-architecture, and come in the AM3+ package. The FX-8150 will lead the first wave with its eight cores clocked at 3.60 GHz, 16 MB of total cache (4x 2 MB L2 + 1x 8 MB L3); followed by the FX-8120 at 3.10 GHz, also with 16 MB cache. The FX-6100 six-core processor is clocked at 3.30 GHz, with 14 MB cache (3x 2 MB L2 + 1x 8 MB L3). Market release is expected in October. You can be ready for the new chips by purchasing socket AM3+ motherboards, ideally those based on the AMD 9-series chipset, as they are already available in the market.
77 Comments on AMD FX Series Processors Up For Pre-Order
And it is working. How many people even heard of that site and those people until today? It is not to add more cores, it is to beef up the memory interface. Rumors say they will follow Intel to Quad-channeled memory with the second revision of BD at the end of 2012. That will require more pin outs and a new socket. There is also talk of moving the northbridge on-die for Bulldozer like the APUs.
I believe the latter part is correct as the APU seems to have been created to testing new techs like (32nm production, on-die GPU, on-die Northbridge, and preliminary memory controller testing). If anything would have failed expectations, they could write it off as the K10 design holding it back and bank on Trinity. Since it succeeded, good signs for AMD and new contracts for future sales.
Hate on them if you want. APUs are a nice shot of dopamine to make the pain go away. I want to see benchmarks like everyone else, but I also want to see Fold@Home BigAdv work on this.
www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110906193303_AMD_Cancels_Next_Gen_Komodo_Processor_Corona_Platform_in_Favour_of_New_Chips.html
But, take it with a teaspoon of salt...
AMD = half the price of Intel ? y / n ?
Well close to this usually, right ?
So the $188 should compete performance wise / is hoped to compete with a $376 Intel ?
The FX-8150 should / hoped too then compete with whatever Intel has for $500 ?
Still this is not close to 12cores / 16cores "BD" I was expecting so not sure if I want to go down the newly released nothing is working with or has been tested with the top of the line new AMD cpu's like so many bad past top of the line AMD newly released cpu experiences I have had.
Still resent AMD for that f-up but got a Intel Q9550 instead so I should be glad about AMD past cpu mistakes. (circa i7-920 release)
Will wait for 12/16cores from AMD before I spending money on AMD Desktop cpu's.
+1 for Sandy-e 1 month later comment, I just hope AMD has their plastic underwear on as this chilli con carne that Intel is bringing will cause some serious browning of the old folks AMD's pants.
Maybe AMD should market only to old retired people 45y+ or e-machine folks and Intel stick with the young crowd ?? :p
PS> AMD cpu Fanboy here, sorry AMD I am hoping that you are bringing some game not some "lame like we are used too" or you are blocked to do.
Still rooting for AMD would love to see some performance test on the FX-8150.
AMD, at least put some benchmark if you let some retailer slip preorder date.
www.resellerratings.com/store/Bottom_Line_Telecommunications_15
unless it actually is cheaper.:banghead:
No one especially an "Editor" should be purporting to readers what he hasn't at least first tried to substantiate with BLT first. :cool:
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You seriously don't understand context. Do yourself and all others a favor and gtfo if you don't like the content of this website, rather than complaining about it incessantly.
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BLT always one of the first E-Tailer to post new cpu sku (since FX55/57 in 2005) even though actual shipment usually a few days after Newegg
I think AMD is sitting on more bull than anything else
MIVE+2600K = $650
CH5 = $230
$420 difference which can be applied to FX8150 price ranges:)
how do i preorder this cpu guys