Retailers Beat AMD to Phenom II Launch
Online retailers are taking orders for Advanced Micro Devicesupcoming Phenom II processors, leaking chip details ahead of thecompanys processor announcement plans for early January.
Two newquad-core Phenom II processors, aimed at high-end desktops, will startshipping on Dec. 27, according to retail Web sites. AMD plans toannounce the chips next month at the International Consumer ElectronicsShow to be held in Las Vegas between January 8 and 11.
Thequad-core Phenom II chips run at speeds from 2.8GHz to 3GHz and include8MB of cache. The chips are capable of achieving higher speeds undercertain circumstances though. AMD overclocked Phenom II processors torun at up to 4GHz on air-cooled systems, and up to 5GHz onliquid-nitrogen cooling earlier this year.
AMDs Phenom II X4 940 quad-core processor, which runs at 3GHz, is being sold for US$304 by online computer parts retailer Computers4Sure. The chip is being priced as high as $373 by a Canada-based online retailer, A-Power Computer Online.
Another quad-core processor, the Phenom II X4 920, which runs at 2.8GHz, is being sold for $271 by Computers4sure. The same chip is being sold for $317 by A-Power.
Fornow the chips will support DDR2 memory, but faster DDR3 memory supportcould be added in a few months. DDR3 provides a larger bandwidth forquicker data transfers between the CPU and memory in PCs compared toDDR2 memory. To support DDR3 memory, AMD will introduce the new AM3socket for motherboards in the next few months.
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