AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+

[ViRaL1]

AMD Delivers Desktop Product Powerhouse While Reducing Costs For Ecosystem Partners

—Newest AMD Athlon™ 64 FX and AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Processors Raise Performance, Enable Virtualization —

—Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, Lenovo, among leading OEMs to deliver systems —

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- May 23, 2006 --As part of AMD’s ongoing commitment to deliver leading technology for desktop PCs, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the immediate availability of the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-62 dual-core processor, the world’s ultimate processor for PC enthusiasts, and the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 5000+dual-core processor compatible with AMD’s new socket AM2 platform. Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform innovations such as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the award-winning AMD64 architecture. Additionally, socket AM2 streamlines the work for motherboard manufacturers, while reducing costs through economies of scale, which can provide better products and increase supply chain flexibility.

“The introduction of socket AM2 is another example of AMD delivering on our customer promise, on time and with industry support from our AMD64 ecosystem,” said Bob Brewer, corporate vice president, Desktop Division, AMD. “We are again pushing new levels of performance in our dual-core processors while enabling meaningful innovations like AMD Virtualization and DDR2 memory.” OEMs shipping systems with socket AM2 processors include Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, and Lenovo, as well as more than 40 leading system builders worldwide. Through an open standards approach, AMD offers customers the ability to build differentiated solutions that meet commercial and consumer end-user needs.

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[waheed]

Even though im a AMD fan, these processors do not match up to the Intels Conroe:

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5692

[sunderland]

your right waheed looks like intel have the crown back but wonder for how long

[EAO]

your right waheed looks like intel have the crown back but wonder for how long

For the rest of this year. Then AMD releases a quad core 65nm chip that will blow it away. Extremely cool... and hopefully it will be as overclockable as the A64's.

[rallynavvie]

For the rest of this year. Then AMD releases a quad core 65nm chip that will blow it away. Extremely cool... and hopefully it will be as overclockable as the A64's.

And utterly, utterly useless to most people unless software developers start adding SMP code to all their upcoming releases.

[vitualis]

Intel is onto a good thing with the Conroe line of processors - AMD doesn't really have anything that matches it, yet.

Regards.

[Doramius]

Here's where I make my decision - $$$$$ & will it improve my existing programs. Eg: If it's 500x better than my current processor, but it doesn't improve how my M$ Office programs run when that's all that I use; why the heck do I need it? If it causes my programs to run 500x better, but has a price tag in which I have to draw long term financing for or sacrifice my child's college tuition, I'm not getting it anytime soon. If it's 2x's faster and is 25% of the cost of the other processor, There's a good chance it'll end up in my next system.