Tuesday, October 16th 2007

AMD Considering New Naming Scheme for Processors

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zekrahminator
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According to X-Bit labs, we may see an entirely new naming scheme for all processors coming out of AMD's factories. A basic run-down of how the changes would re-name current and future products...
  • AMD Phenom FX - quad-core microprocessors for enthusiasts with or without capability to work in pairs.
  • AMD Phenom 9000 - quad-core processors for single-socket machines.
  • AMD Phenom 7000 - triple-core microprocessors.
  • AMD Athlon 6000 - dual-core microprocessors.
  • AMD Athlon LE-1000 - single-core microprocessors.
  • AMD Sempron LE-1000 - single-core microprocessors.
In the long term, this new naming nomenclature will make things a lot easier for customer, retailer, and manufacturer alike. However, in early 2008, when this naming scheme might take effect, it could cause some confusion.
Source: X-bit Labs

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13 Comments on AMD Considering New Naming Scheme for Processors

#1
Unregistered
not bad,tho' the triple core,does seem like a chair with a leg lopped off.
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#2
Woah Mama!
Those new names suck.

:)

Stick to Athlon, maybe make the new quad known as 'Titan' core, it just sounds ghetto (and overpowering)...
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#3
Ser-J
Seems like AMD is becoming the old intel...................
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#5
devguy
Hmm, no Phenom x2? Because the triple cores don't come out until march and I don't think I'll be able to afford a Phenom x4 at launch, I guess I'll still be in the Athlon x2 arena.
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#6
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Best name on their is the Phenom. :)
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#7
magibeg
Have to say one of my least favorite things is trying to learn all these naming conventions by all the companies. Why couldn't they just say x for single x2 for dual, x3 for triple, and x4 for quad. But maybe I'm just a simple man :P
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#8
FatForester
tigger69not bad,tho' the triple core,does seem like a chair with a leg lopped off.
Yea.. gotta agree. But, a chair with a leg lopped off is a stool. So it can't be ALL bad..
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#9
Unregistered
Three legged stools are quite unstable.dunno about the amd triple tho'
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#10
DOM
man it would suck if they did the 3-core just to beat the c2d's 2-core
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#11
happita
Sorry to bump up an old thread :rolleyes:
But, when are the rumored Phenoms getting released? Particularly the quad-cores...
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#12
DaMulta
My stars went supernova
I would guess around the time that 790 is coming out.
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