Tuesday, March 20th 2012
AMD Readies Two More FX Series Processors
AMD launched as many as five new FX Series processor models over the course of Q1, 2012. We're hearing from DonanimHaber that two more budget models are en route for Q2, 2012, likely April. These include the quad-core FX-4130, and six-core FX-6130. The FX-4130 features a nominal clock speed of 3.80 GHz, with a tiny Turbo Core boost, that takes it to 3.90 GHz. Interestingly, while the total L2 cache of this chip is 4 MB (2 MB per module), its L3 cache is halved to 4 MB, even as other SKUs such as the FX-4100 have full 8 MB L3 cache. The FX-6130, on the other hand, has a nominal clock speed of 3.60 GHz, with 3.90 GHz Turbo Core speed. Thankfully, AMD didn't tinker with the L3 cache, and users get all 8 MB of it. Both chips have rated TDP of 125W. Pricing is not revealed.
Source:
DonanimHaber
153 Comments on AMD Readies Two More FX Series Processors
i7-3820 is the only intel 4-core @ 130W TDP..
i feel they are inferior to phenom II X4.. but i guess the FX-41xx cpus offer good performance/price ratios, no?
I'm skipping this though... Waiting for Vishera.
They are in deep trouble,i would not want to be in Rory Reads shoes right now.
An intel notebook recently released beats the fx-8150 at cinebench.
That means bye bye to trinity as well.
Oh and the IPC will be more or less the same as a core2' IPC, and the A10 comes clocked at 4ghz stock with an unlocked multiplier.
Trinity doesn't look so bad for a mainstream line of chips.
Nvidia is releasing a faster graphics cards,trinity is at risk,the investors that purchased Sea Micro are starting to wonder.
What more do you need?
Trinity being at risk is only if it gets delayed exceptionally. Piledriver is looking to almost be what bulldozer should have been had AMD fanboys had their way, sadly a year late, but at least competitive with much better IGP again.
with homogenous cores being in the 2014 on schedule for AMD the sea micro deal may be important.
It just seams to me that they are confused and they don't know what they are doing and running to release stuff that make no sense.
That is how i see it..If i am wrong only time will tell.
But from a business perspective they are doing the right thing because in the performance CPU market the Piledriver is in Q3 (date keeps changing) according to the last roadmap I saw. So they need to continue to generate revenue between now and then. Bulldozer is selling really well despite disappointing performance, so they are supplying our demand. They won't supply Piledriver until we stop wanting Bulldozer!
Also it probably cost hundreds of millions of dollars for R&D and to buy automated machines to manufacturer and package Bulldozer in vast quantities so I'm sure they want to continue making Bulldozer and recoup those costs whether you like it or not.
They have to keep business goin, considering they are tooling around with Piledriver and Trinity, If trinity is proving to be 30% faster than Llano that might transfer to Piledriver too.
Until Piledriver lands Im not building anything, I also Left my bros machine at a certain capability- basically when the final AM3+ CPU drops that is the fastest and still supports the 970A Chipset will go into that along with the Max Ram at 2133MHz which should be 32GB for that board. Id Also love to see a Dual Processor Format too
I picked up an FX-6200, great chip BTW, and they are bringing out an FX-6130???
Current/announced models:
FX-4100, 4130, 4170,....
FX-6100, 6130, 6200 :wtf:,...
FX-8120, 8150,...
Wouldn't it have made more sense calling the 6200 a 6150 or 6170?
or am I missing something...
I always seem to get an oddball :rolleyes:
Do you sit on the board of Shareholders? Or work for AMD? I am starting to wonder about you.
AMD is putting out way to many chips flooding the market with useless chips when they have lots of them on the market now. Going back and forth, Up and down with there Numbers scheme. They now have the FX6200 out and just look at the chart! It is totally confusing at best!
I think this is just a way to flood the CPU market and make as much cash as they can off the Bulldozer till they can get the Piledriver out. But makes one wonder.
Is AMD flooding the market or what? A flooded market is not such a good thing. we start to get lost in all the babble!
FX-4100, 4130, 4170,....
FX-6100, 6130, 6200 ,...
FX-8120, 8150,...