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: APU Model Radeon Brand TDP CPU Cores CPU Clock (Max/Base) GPU Cores GPU Clock (Max/Base) L2 Cache Max DDR3 A10-5750M HD 8650G 35 W 4 3.5 GHz/2.5 GHz 384 720 MHz/533 MHz 4 MB DDR3-1866 A8-5550M HD 8550G 35 W 4 3.1 GHz/2.1 GHz 256 720 MHz/515 MHz 4MB DDR3-1600 A6-5350M HD 8450G 35 W 2 3.5 GHz/2.9 GHz 192 720 MHz/533 MHz 1 MB DDR3-1600 A4-5150M HD 8350G 35 W 2 3.3 GHz/2.7 GHz 128 720 MHz/ 514 MHz 1 MB DDR3-1600 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. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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  Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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. Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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. ASRock ASUS ECS Biostar Gigabyte MSI Sapphire Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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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 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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AMD Launches FirePro APUs

Author: Cássio Lima Date: August 7, 2012 - 8:54 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-firepro-apu-2012aug7.aspx Today, AMD launched the AMD FirePro A300 Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for entry-level and mainstream desktop workstations. The new AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs are designed for users who demand a high-performance computing platform to power their computer-aided design (CAD) and content creation workflows. According to specs, the A300 series brings support for AMD's Eyefinity technology, AMD’s Turbo Core technology, horizontal display resolutions of up to 10,240 x 1,600 pixels, Discrete Compute Offload that allows additional compute capability by using a discrete AMD FirePro GPU in parallel with APU, 30-bit color support as well as dedicated UVD media encoding hardware. The AMD FirePro A300 Series APUs will be available in systems from a number of workstation integrators starting in August of 2012. See below the models launched and their main specs. Model CPU Cores CPU Clock (Base/Max) AMD Stream Processors GPU Clock TDP Unlocked FirePro A300 4 3.4 GHz / 4 GHz 384 760 MHz 65 W No FirePro A320 4 3.8 GHz / 4.2 GHz 384 800 MHz 100 W Yes   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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AMD Promotes ”More Cores, More Cash Back“ Campaign in Europe

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 21, 2012 - 10:12 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: https://www.amd-promotions.com/processors/uk/index.asp AMD is promoting a campaign in select European countries where users who buy certain microprocessors with four, six, or eight cores between 11th June and 31st August 2012 will receive a rebate. The payments will be made via BACS or check  as requested within 45 days. See below the microprocessors qualified for the promotion and their rebate value. AMD FX-8120: eight cores, € 20 AMD FX-8150: eight cores, € 20 AMD FX-6100: six cores, € 15 AMD FX-6200: six cores, € 15 AMD A8-3870K: four cores, € 10 AMD A6-3670K: four cores, € 10 AMD FX-4100: four cores, € 10 AMD FX-4170: four cores, € 10 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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Computex 2012: AMD Announces E-Series APUs

Author: Cássio Lima Date: June 6, 2012 - 10:14 AM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-e-series-apus-battery-2... AMD has officially announced its newest E-Series APUs (codename Brazos 2.0), which was specially designed for low-cost computers, such as netbooks and inexpensive notebooks. These APUs are based on the “Bobcat” core (40 nm) and comes with an integrated AMD Radeon HD 7000 series GPU (DirectX 11) and a single-channel DDR3 memory controller. The Fusion controller hub (FCH) supports two USB 3.0 ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, three Serial ATA-600 ports, and one PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot. E-Series APUs also includes AMD Steady Video technology that removes shakes and jitters from online or other video files; AMD Quick Stream technology which prioritizes Internet bandwidth towards video stream buffering or online gaming for a smoother, virtually uninterrupted browsing experience; and provides up to 36 percent longer battery life compared to the competition, enabling up to 11 hours of battery life. The table below shows the models launched and their main specs. Model GPU TDP CPU Cores CPU Clock (Max/Base) GPU Cores GPU Clock (Max/Base) L2 Cache Max DDR3 E2-1800 HD 7340 18 W 2 1.7 GHz 80 680 MHz / 523 MHz 1 MB DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1066, DDR3U-1066 E1-1200 HD 7310 18 W 2 1.4 GHz 80 500 MHz 1 MB DDR3-1066, DDR3L-1066, DDR3U-1066 click to enlarge Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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AMD Launches the Second-Generation A-Series APUs

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 15, 2012 - 5:17 PM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/second-generation-amd-a-ser... Today, AMD announced the 2nd-generation A-Series APUs, codenamed “Trinity.” APUs, or Accelerated Processing Units, is what AMD calls their processors with integrated video. The 2nd-Generation A-Series APUs are built in a 32-nm process, like their predecessor “Llano,” but AMD did a great job increasing CPU performance up to 29 percent and graphics performance up to 56 percent over the previous generation. Power consumption is also improved over Llano, which resulted in up to 12 hours of battery life. Trinity APUs include an integrated accelerated video decode (UVD) to optimize video quality available and accelerate video file conversion, and a AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPU. In the table below are the models launched and their main specs. Model CPU Cores CPU Clock (Max/Base) GPU GPU Clock (Max/Base) GPU Processors L2 Cache TDP Max DDR3 A10-41600M 4 3.2 GHz/2.3 GHz Radeon HD 7660G 686 MHz/497 MHz 384 4 MB 35 W DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1333 A8-4500M 4 2.8 GHz/1.9 GHz Radeon HD 7640G 655 MHz/497 MHz 256 4 MB 35 W DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1333 A6-4400M 2 3.2 GHz/2.7 GHz Radeon HD 7520G 686 MHz/497 MHz 192 1 MB 35 W DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1333 A10-4655M 4 2.8 GHz/2 GHz Radeon HD 7620G 497 MHz/360 MHz 384 4 MB 25 W DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1333 A6-4455M 2 2.6 GHz/2.1 GHz Radeon HD 7500G 424 MHz/327 MHz 256 2 MB 17 W DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600, DDR3U-1333   Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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Intel Launches Ivy Bridge CPUs with vPro Technology

Author: Cássio Lima Date: May 15, 2012 - 5:13 PM PST Category: CPU More Info: http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/05/15/int... Intel has just launched its first 22-nm processors (based on the Ivy Bridge architecture) featuring Intel’s vPro technology. Intel’s vPro technology provides IT managers with a collection of security and manageability features, including remote access to the PC independent of the state of the operating system or that of the computer’s power. The newest vPro processors include an identity protection technology with public key infrastructure (Intel IPT with PKI), which provides a new second layer of authentication embedded into the PC that allows websites and business networks to validate that a legitimate user is logging on from a trusted PC by using a private key stored in a PC’s firmware. In addition, the chipset has Intel’s Secure Key, a hardware-based random number generator that businesses can use to encrypt applications, OS Guard malware detection and prevention technology, and McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) Deep Command, which is designed to allow remote patching. In the table below are the Ivy Bridge CPUs with vPro technology.  Model Clock Turbo Clock L3 Cache Cores HT TDP Suggested Price Core i7-3770T 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz 8 MB 4 Yes 45 W USD 294 Core i7-3770S 3.1 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 4 Yes 65 W USD 294 Core i7-3770 3.4 GHz 3.9 GHz 8 MB 4 Yes 77 W USD 294 Core i5-3570T 2.3 GHz 3.3 GHz 6 MB 4 No 45 W USD 205 Core i5-3550S 3 GHz 3.7 GHz 6 MB 4 No 65 W USD 205 Core i5-3550 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz 6 MB 4 No 77 W USD 205 Print Version | Send to Friend | Bookmark This News | Permalink | Comments (0) top

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