| AMD Announces ”Richland“ A-Series Mobile APUs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: March 12, 2013 - 8:15 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com |
Today, AMD announced the first availability of the AMD Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs), codenamed “Richland.” The new AMD Elite A-Series APUs deliver innovative user experiences like facial log-in and gesture recognition, improved graphics and compute performance over the previous generation, and enhanced power management capabilities on a single chip.
Notebooks based on these AMD Elite A-Series APUs are shipping now with availability beginning this month in select regions. Model numbers and technical details for each are as follows:
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Radeon Brand
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TDP
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CPU Cores
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CPU Clock (Max/Base)
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GPU Cores
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Max DDR3
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A10-5750M
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HD 8650G
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35 W
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4
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3.5 GHz/2.5 GHz
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384
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720 MHz/533 MHz
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4 MB
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DDR3-1866
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HD 8550G
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35 W
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4
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3.1 GHz/2.1 GHz
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256
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720 MHz/515 MHz
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4MB
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DDR3-1600
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A6-5350M
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HD 8450G
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35 W
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2
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3.5 GHz/2.9 GHz
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192
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720 MHz/533 MHz
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1 MB
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DDR3-1600
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A4-5150M
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HD 8350G
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35 W
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2
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3.3 GHz/2.7 GHz
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128
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720 MHz/ 514 MHz
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1 MB
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DDR3-1600
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New, low-voltage and desktop variants of AMD Elite A-Series APUs are expected to be announced and available in the first half of 2013.
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| Intel Intros Atom S1200 Processors |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: December 12, 2012 - 11:03 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/12/11/int... |
Intel has introduced the Atom S1200, a low-power family of processors designed for microservers, as well as energy-efficient storage and networking systems. The Intel Atom S1200 family features two physical cores and a total of four threads enabled with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel HT). It also includes 64-bit support, a memory controller supporting up to 8 GB of DDR3 memory, Intel Virtualization Technologies (Intel VT), eight lanes of PCI Express 2.0, Error-Correcting Code (ECC) support for higher reliability, and other I/O interfaces integrated from Intel chipsets. The new product family consists of three models with frequency ranging from 1.6 GHz to 2.0 GHz. - Intel Atom S1220: 1.6 GHz and TDP of 8.1 W
- Intel Atom S1240: 1.6 GHz and TDP of 6.1 W
- Intel Atom S1260: 2 GHz and TDP of 8.6 W
The Intel Atom S1200 processors are available for a recommended customer price starting at USD 54 in quantities of 1,000 units.
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| AMD Announces Opteron 4300 and 3300 Series Processors |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: December 4, 2012 - 10:42 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-opteron-2012dec04.aspx |
AMD has updated its families of microprocessors for servers with the launch of the Opteron 4300 and 3300 series. Nine models were launched, as you can see in the table below. AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processors Model Number | Cores | Clock | Turbo Clock | L3 Cache | TDP | 4386 | 8 | 3.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 8 MB | 95 W | 4376 HE | 8 | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 8 MB | 65 W | 4340 | 6 | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 8 MB | 95 W | 4334 | 6 | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 8 MB | 95 W | 4332 HE | 6 | 3.0 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 8 MB | 65 W | 4310 EE | 4 | 2.2 GHz | 3.0 GHz | 8 MB | 35 W |
AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processors Model Number | Cores | Clock | Turbo Clock | L3 Cache | TDP | 3380 | 8 | 2.6 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 8 MB | 65 W | 3350 HE | 4 | 2.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 8 MB | 45 W | 3320 E | 4 | 1.9 GHz | 2.5 GHz | 8 MB | 25 W |
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| AMD Cuts Prices on Entry-Level Desktop CPUs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 9, 2012 - 10:32 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com |
This week, AMD lowered prices on its entry-level desktop CPUs. The price-cut should help AMD compete against Intel Pentium and Celeron processors based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture. This listing reflects pricing for direct AMD customers in 1,000-unit tray quantities. AMD A-Series AMD A6-3600 | USD 95 | AMD A6-3650 | USD 77 | AMD A6-3670K ‘Black Edition’ | USD 77 | AMD A8-380 | USD 105 | AMD A8-3820 | USD 115 | AMD A8-3850 | USD 87 | AMD A8-3870K ‘Black Edition’ | USD 91 | AMD A8-5500 | USD 101 | AMD A8-5600K ‘Black Edition’ | USD 101 | AMD A10-5700 | USD 122 | AMD A10-5800K ‘Black Edition’ | USD 122 | AMD A6-3500 | USD 67 | AMD A4-3300 | USD 36 | AMD A4-3400 | USD 40 | AMD A4-5300 | USD 47 | AMD A6-5400K ‘Black Edition’ | USD 67 |
AMD Athlon II Athlon II X2 250 | USD 47 | Athlon II X2 255 | USD 47 | Athlon II X2 260 | USD 48 | Athlon II X2 265 | USD 48 | Athlon II X3 450 | USD 60 | Athlon II X3 455 | USD 65 | Athlon II X3 460 | USD 69 | Athlon II X4 631 | USD 65 | Athlon II X4 640 | USD 67 | Athlon II X4 641 | USD 65 | Athlon II X4 645 | USD 87 | Athlon II X4 651 | USD 76 | Athlon II X2 245e | USD 62 | Athlon II X2 250e | USD 69 | Athlon II X3 405e | USD 72 | Athlon II X3 415e | USD 87 | Athlon II X3 420e | USD 97 | Athlon II X4 605e | USD 98 | Athlon II X4 610e | USD 122 | Athlon II X4 615e | USD 133 |
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| AMD Unveils Opteron 6300 Processors |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: November 5, 2012 - 10:54 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/SERVER/PROCESSORS/6000-SERIES-PLATFORM/... |
AMD has unveiled its new AMD Opteron 6300 series of server processors based on its next-generation “Piledriver” architecture. The new AMD Opteron processors deliver superior performance and scalability for virtualized server platforms that are central to private and public cloud deployments, big data systems and high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. In the table below we’ve listed the models launched and their main specs, including pricing. CPU Model | CPU Cores | Clock | Turbo Clock | TDP | Price | 6386 SE | 16 | 2.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 140 W | USD 1,392 | 6380 | 16 | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 115 W | USD 1,088 | 6378 | 16 | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 115 W | USD 867 | 6376 | 16 | 2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 115 W | USD 703 | 6348 | 12 | 2.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz | 115 W | USD 575 | 6344 | 12 | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 115 W | USD 415 | 6328 | 8 | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 115 W | USD 575 | 6320 | 8 | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 115 W | USD 293 | 6308 | 4 | 3.5 GHz | N/A | 115 W | USD 501 | 6366 HE | 16 | 1.8 GHz | 3.1 GHz | 85 W | USD 575 |
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| AMD Will Build Processors Based on ARM Architecture |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 30, 2012 - 9:24 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/press-release-2012Oct29.aspx |
AMD has announced that it will design datacenter-class microprocessors based on both ARM and x86 architectures. The company will build Opteron processors based on a 64-bit ARM architecture for servers in 2014. AMD will continue to design x86 CPUs and APUs for client and server markets.
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| AMD Announces "Vishera" CPUs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 23, 2012 - 9:19 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-fx-line-2012oct23.aspx |
AMD has launched the second-generation of its FX CPUs, dubbed “Vishera.” These processors are based on the new “Piledriver” architecture, which is basically the “Bulldozer” architecture used by the previous generation but with a few tweaks. CPU | AMD FX-8350 | AMD FX-8320 | AMD FX-6300 | AMD FX-4300 | Cores | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | Clock Base | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz | Clock Turbo | 4.2 GHz | 4 GHz | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz | L2 Cache (total) | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | L3 Cache (total) | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 4 MB | Unlocked? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Price | USD 195 | USD 169 | USD 132 | USD 122 | Main Competitor | Core i5-3570K | Core i5-3450 | Core i5-2300 | Core i3-2120 |
Click here to read our FX-8350 vs. Core i5-3470 CPU Review.
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| AMD Announces Availability ”Trinity“ Desktop APUs |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: October 2, 2012 - 8:34 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/press-release-2012oct2.aspx |
Today, AMD announced retail availability of its second generation AMD A-Series Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) for desktop, codename “Trinity.” Trinity APUs use a brand new type of socket, dubbed FM2, which is incompatible[l1] with the FM1 socket used by Llano APUs. Trinity APUs feature up to four cores, an integrated AMD Radeon HD 7000 GPU, a dual-channel DDR3-1866 MHz integrated memory controller, and are built using 32 nm manufacturing processes. In the table below, we’ve listed the models available along with their main specs, including suggested retail price. Model | A10-5800K | A10-5700 | A8-5600K | A8-5500 | A6-5400K | A4-5300 | GPU | HD 7660D | HD 7660D | HD 7560D | HD 7560D | HD 7540D | HD 7480D | TDP | 100 W | 65 W | 100 W | 65 W | 65 W | 65 W | GPU Processors | 384 | 384 | 256 | 256 | 192 | 128 | GPU Clock | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | 760 MHz | 760 MHz | 760 MHz | 723 MHz | CPU Cores | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | CPU Clock (Max Turbo/Base) | 4.2/3.8 GHz | 4.0/3.4 GHz | 3.9/3.6 GHz | 3.7/3.2 GHz | 3.8/3.6 GHz | 3.6/3.4 GHz | Total Cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 4 MB | 1 MB | 1 MB | Max DDR3 | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | 1866 | 1600 | AMD Turbo CORE 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlocked | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | | Suggested Retail Price | USD 122 | USD 122 | USD 101 | USD 101 | USD 67 | USD 53 |
Three different chipset options are available on motherboards with the FM2 socket: AMD A55, A75 and A85X. Several manufacturers have launched motherboards developed to support the latest Trinity family of APUs from AMD, as you can see below.
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| Intel Intros Third Generation Core i3 Processor |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: September 5, 2012 - 8:53 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-i3-process... |
Intel has expanded its lineup of 22 nm processors with the launch of the first third-generation Core i3 models (based on the “Ivy Bridge” architecture). In the table below, you can see the models launched. Model | Clock | Cores | Cache | HyperThreading | TDP | GPU | GPU Clock | Memory | Price | Core i3-3240T | 2.9 GHz | 2 | 3 MB | Yes | 35 W | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | 650 MHz/ 1.05 GHz | DDR3-1333/1600 | USD 138 | Core i3-3240 | 3.4 GHz | 2 | 3 MB | Yes | 55 W | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | 650 MHz/ 1.05 GHz | DDR3-1333/1600 | USD 138 | Core i3-3225 | 3.3 GHz | 2 | 3 MB | Yes | 55 W | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | 650 MHz/ 1.05 GHz | DDR3-1333/1600 | USD 134 | Core i3-3220T | 2.8 GHz | 2 | 3 MB | Yes | 35 W | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | 650 MHz/ 1.05 GHz | DDR3-1333/1600 | USD 117 | Core i3-3220 | 3.3 GHz | 2 | 3 MB | Yes | 55 W | Intel HD Graphics 2500 | 650 MHz/ 1.05 GHz | DDR3-1333/1600 | USD 117 |
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| AMD Intros AMD FX-4130 CPU |
| Author: Cássio Lima |
Date: August 27, 2012 - 8:54 AM PST |
| Category: CPU |
| More Info: http://blogs.amd.com/news/2012/08/27/new-fx-offering-expands-list-of-h... |
Today, AMD updated its processor lineup, adding the FX-4130 model to the existing FX family. At a retail price of USD 112, this 4-core, socket AM3+ CPU works internally at 3.8 GHz (3.9 GHz in turbo mode), has 4 MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 125 W. AMD also announced that it has reduced the prices across the entire FX series as well as the first generation of AMD A-Series APUs. Model | Old Price | New Price | AMD FX-8150 with Liquid Cooling System | USD 271 | USD 251 | AMD FX-8150 | USD 204 | USD 183 | AMD FX-8120 | USD 164 | USD 153 | AMD FX-6200 | USD 153 | USD 132 | AMD FX-6100 | USD 132 | USD 112 | AMD FX-4170 | USD 132 | USD 122 | AMD FX-4130 | NA | USD 112 | AMD FX-4100 | USD 112 | USD 101 | AMD A8-3870K Black Edition | USD 112 | USD 101 | AMD A8-3850 | USD 101 | USD 91 | AMD A6-3670K Black Edition | USD 96 | USD 80 | AMD A6-3650 | USD 91 | USD 77 | AMD A6-3500 | USD 71 | USD 67 | AMD A4-3400 | USD 57 | USD 48 |
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