AMD this week announced, at the Spring Processor Forum, its initial lineup of energy efficient processors based on the AM2 platform. The so-called EE products should arrive this month around the same time of the non-EE ones. Official power consumption range from 35 W, on small form factor chips, to 65 W, but the company said that users could experience levels as low as 14 W “when running typical workloads” on an energy efficient dual-core processor. Prices vary from USD 101 (small form factor Sempron 3000+) to USD 671 (Athlon 64 X2 4800+). The energy efficient chips are expected to cost USD 10 to USD 30 more than their non-EE counterparts.