AMD has formally launched its dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors today at Computex. The top of the line is the 4800+, clocked at 2.4 GHz and featuring 1 MB of L2 cache in each core. The family is completed by three other models: 4600+ (2.4 GHz, 2 x 512 KB), 4400+ (2.2 GHz, 2 x 1 MB) and 4200+ (2.2 GHz, 2 x 512 KB). Suggested prices are USD 1,001, USD 803, USD 581 and USD 537, respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities. The chips are compatible with existing socket 939 motherboards through a BIOS update.

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