Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/27/amd_desktop_roadmap_update/
AMD will ship the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and release the single-core Athlon 64 4000+ next quarter, it has been claimed. Both with be the last current-generation chips, allowing AMD to focus on its next-generation architecture, due to launch in Q3.
According to Asian hardware manufacturer sources cited (http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/news.php?tid=715034) by Chinese-language site HKEPC, the 6000+ will be clocked at 3GHz and contains 2MB of L2 cache. It's a 90nm part that consumes up to 89W of power. Specs for the Athlon 64 4000+ were not provided,m but we suggest it will be a 2.6GHz part with 512KB of L2 cache - the logical next step up from the current 2.4GHz 3800+.
The moles also claim AMD will next year roll out 65nm versions of the current Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and 5400+, followed by the 5600+ in Q3 2007. AMD currently offers 90nm X2s with these model numbers, but we're told to expect higher clock speeds in the 65nm versions to counterbalance a lower cache size.
The Athlon 64 FX line won't be updated, it seems, until Q2 2007, when the Quad FX-oriented FX-76 will launch, according to the report. Again, there's no spec published, but 3.2GHz seems the most likely clock speed. ®
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/26/amd_opteron_vs_xeon_claim/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/22/amd_cuts_cpu_prices/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/12/amd_warning/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/10/amd_updates_catalyst/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/03/amd_ships_65nm_lima_this_month/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/28/intel_core2quad_ces_debut/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/22/intel_965_shipments_jump/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/22/amd_opens_chip_tech_lab/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/21/amd_processor_nomenclature/
Intel to drive down Core 2 Quad price in Q2 07? (21 December 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/21/intel_quad-core_price_cut/
AMD slips Athlon 64 X2 5400+, 5600+ into price list (13 December 2006)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/13/amd_rolls_out_high_end_athlons/
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12/05/amd_ships_65nm_cpus/