AM2 Prices Released

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AMD Desktop Processor Price List
Processor Socket SSBP
Athlon 64 FX-62 AM2 $1,236
Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 $696
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ AM2 $645
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ AM2 $558
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ AM2 $469
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ AM2 $365
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ AM2 $328
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2 $303
Athlon 64 3800+ AM2 $290
Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 $208
Sempron 3600+ AM2 $123
Sempron 3500+ AM2 $109
Sempron 3400+ AM2 $97
Sempron 3000+ AM2 $77
Sempron 2800+ AM2 $67

AM2's are a bit more expensive than the current 939's, but the AM2's dont show much improvement. And the conroe's are much cheaper, so personally i would wait until conroe.
 
ersonally i would wait until conroe.
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I knew you would say that :P

The prices are not all that unreasonable at the 4200 level and below but paying $1236 for an FX62 is madness.
 
Well if you consider that a $300 conroe outperforms a $1000 FX-60...

Perhaps when their released, there will be more than a 1-5% increase.
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
Well if you consider that a $300 conroe outperforms a $1000 FX-60...

Perhaps when their released, there will be more than a 1-5% increase.
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as you mentioned, conroe's aren't out yet.
there aren't any official reliable benchmarks out that i've seen...
if you can show me one, by all means do so.
im sure the processors will be priced correctly, if an fx-60 was priced $700 more than a chip that performed better than in, none of the fx-60's would sell.
plus, the price on conroe isn't official yet either unless im wrong.
34erd said:
Looks good, I just hope AMD releases a lower budget dual core model.
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well said friend!
that would be nice. Athlon 64 X2 3600+ haha, 1.8ghz 1mb per core maybe??
or maybe even an X2 4000+ would be nice
of course, theres an opteron for that, but the 165 is more expensive than the X2 3800+ if i remember correctly.
 
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Pck21 said:
What's the difference between the 939, AMD2, and the Conroe??
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A little behind the ball arent we ;)

939 is currently the newest AMD socket for desktop PC's. AM2 is the next socket thats coming out in a few months, and will support DDR2. Conroe is the codename of Intel's new CPU, due out around September of this year.
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
A little behind the ball arent we ;)

939 is currently the newest AMD socket for desktop PC's. AM2 is the next socket thats coming out in a few months, and will support DDR2. Conroe is the codename of Intel's new CPU, due out around September of this year.
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Haha yea I'm just getting into building computers and computing in general so forgive me :)

Ok cause I have the 939 right now and I was wondering about this AM2 that I heard about TODAY, go figure. Is it going to be faster than the 939 or what is it's appeal?
 
Pck21 said:
Ok cause I have the 939 right now and I was wondering about this AM2 that I heard about TODAY, go figure. Is it going to be faster than the 939 or what is it's appeal?
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As of now, the differences between say, an X2 3800+ 939 and an X2 3800+ AM2 is very minimal, in most cases the increase is only about 1%-5%, and some are only 0.5% increase, however they may be able to improve it a little more before its released.
 
if they're at the same frequencies with the same amount of cache, which the model numbers tell that they should.. they ought to perform the same.
they'll be compatible with ddr2 (not a huge difference as long as the ddr ram is in dual channel)
although, i believe ddr2 uses less power, which should be good if you have a low rated PSU...
or for mobile technologies... but i believe there will be a difference cpu socket for that.
 
fade2green514 said:
if they're at the same frequencies with the same amount of cache, which the model numbers tell that they should.. they ought to perform the same.
they'll be compatible with ddr2 (not a huge difference as long as the ddr ram is in dual channel)
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They have the same cache and the same clock speed, the only major difference is that the AM2 uses DDR2 instead of DDR.
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
They have the same cache and the same clock speed, the only major difference is that the AM2 uses DDR2 instead of DDR.
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So my 939 won't be totally obsolete then?
 
If you ask me all of these processor companys have stepped up on the :confused: :confused: :confused: confusion:confused: :confused: :confused: scale there now 5 (as the higher the number the better,). but as for the complication scale, well thats pretty much exploded (way over 10).

i Remember my first pc, a :P STANDARD:P , and alot less confusing :P PENTIUM 1:P
 
Yes picking out computer parts has become alot more difficult then in the past. Since they used to just have Pentium's and Celerons for desktops, and now that have around 5 different kinds of CPU's for desktops.

Anyways... back to the topic at hand ;)
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
Yes picking out computer parts has become alot more difficult then in the past. Since they used to just have Pentium's and Celerons for desktops, and now that have around 5 different kinds of CPU's for desktops.

Anyways... back to the topic at hand ;)
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So should I wait to upgrade my cpu and mobo to AM2 or should I just upgrade in a little while when prices come down?

Also, is there a difference between the san diego and venice cores?
 
[-0MEGA-] said:
Well if you consider that a $300 conroe outperforms a $1000 FX-60...Perhaps when their released, there will be more than a 1-5% increase.
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that isn't entirely true...the test for the conroe was under the supervision of Intel and the Test was under strict conditions!!
 
LITHIUM said:
that isn't entirely true...the test for the conroe was under the supervision of Intel and the Test was under strict conditions!!
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Yes i know, AnAndTech even said that Intel told them the tests to run, and wouldnt let them run any other game, or any other settings.

It's still amazing to see what the benchies showed though.
 
Here are the new and updated prices:

Socket AM2 models
Sempron 64 - Rated at Max. TDP of 35W, 128KB of L2 cache
2800+: 1.6 GHz clock, $65
3200+: 1.8 GHz clock, $85
3500+: 2.0 GHz clock, $105
Sempron 64 - Rated at Max. TDP of 35W, 256KB of L2 cache
3000+: 1.6 GHz clock, $75
3400+: 1.8 GHz clock, $95
3600+: 2.0 GHz clock, $120
Athlon 64 - Rated at Max. TDP of 65W, 512KB of L2 cache
3000+: 1.8 GHz clock, Pacifica Virtualisation Tech, $109
3200+: 2.0 GHz clock, Pacifica Virtualisation Tech, $154
3500+: 2.2 GHz clock, Pacifica Virtualisation Tech, $184
3800+: 2.4 GHz clock, Pacifica Virtualisation Tech, $284
Athlon 64 - Rated at Max. TDP of 65W, 1MB of L2 cache
None – If it appears, expect 3700+, 3900+ or 4000+ rating
Athlon 64 X2 - Rated at Max. TDP of 89W, Dual Core, 1MB of L2 cache
X2 3800+: 2.0 GHz clock, Pacifica, $299
X2 4200+: 2.2 GHz clock, Pacifica, $359
X2 4600+: 2.4 GHz clock, Pacifica, $589
X2 5000+: 2.6 GHz clock, Pacifica, $689
Athlon 64 X2 - Rated at Max. TDP of 89W, Dual Core, 2MB of L2 cache
X2 4000+: 2.0 GHz clock, Pacifica, $319
X2 4400+: 2.2 GHz clock, Pacifica, $459
X2 4800+: 2.4 GHz clock, Pacifica, $639
Athlon 64 FX - Rated at Max. TDP of 89W, Dual Core, 2MB of L2 cache
FX-62, 2.8 GHz clock, Pacifica tech included for a measly $1219
 
Everybody is always talking about how bad AM2 is compared to Conroe. I don't think that they are meant to compare. I think that AM2 is just a new platform, and they are only using current chips just to have something to sell while AMD works on something else. AM2 is just a base, so that AMD can utilize DDR2 to come out with something great to kick Conroe's butt.

That's how I see it. :)
 
Even thought AM2 X2's may not beat the Conroe right now, they are still very good CPU's. They will be slightly better than the current X2's, and the ones they have now are extremely good, and these prices are almost identical to those of the current 939 cpu's.
 
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