2/28/2012 10:03:00 PM
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Advanced Micro Devices may not have anything to show at the Mobile World Congress, but that doesn't mean it is going to stay silent during the February 27-March 1 period (2012).
The Tech Report has some interesting bits of information to share about the FX line of CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices.
Not only are some new models appearing, but existing ones are getting a price cut.
The two chips that will cost a bit less from now on are the FX-8120 and FX-6100.
The former used to sell for $205 / 152.50 Euro, but should now be found for $185 / 137.62 Euro.
The latter now costs $145 / 107.87 Euro, where it used to require a payment of $155 / 115.31 Euro.
Moving on, the two new processors, which have not actually been formally launched yet, are the FX-6200 and FX-4170.
FX-6200 is a six-core chip with a clock speed of 2.8 GHz, a Turbo Boost maximum limit of 4.1 GHz and a L2 cache memory of 6MB. Its TDP (thermal design power) is of 125W and the L3 cache memory is of 8 MB.
Furthermore, the FX-4170 has the same TDP and L3 cache as above, but only 4MB of L2 cache and a frequency of 4.2 GHz / 4.3 GHz in Turbo Boost. It is a quad-core, hence the higher speeds.
Both newcomers have a maximum DDR3 speed of 1,866 MHz and are constructed on the 32nm process technology. Finally, like their brethren, they are compatible with the AM3+ socket.
We cannot tell for sure when the hexa-core FX-6200 and quad-core FX-4170 AM3+ will be available for order.
At least there seem to be some pre-order prices for them: 152.70 Euro for the six-core and 120.60 Euro for the four-core. According to exchange rates, that means $205.25 and $162.11, respectively.
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