AMD to counter Intel QX6700 with 3 new A64 FX CPUs in mid-November
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch three 90nm Athlon 64 FX processors intended for its 4×4 platform (a two-socket board, each containing a dual-core processor) in mid-November, with an aim to counter Intel’s planned launched of its Core 2 Extreme QX6700 CPU, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers who are familiar with AMD’s latest roadmap.
The three Athlon 64 FX processors will be marketed under the FX-70, FX-72 and FX-74 names and have clock frequencies of 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz and 3.0GHz, respectively, with all models having 2MB (2x1MB) L2 cache and a TDP (thermal design point) of 125W, the sources indicated. The new Athlon 64 FX CPUs will utilize the Socket 1207 connector being used in AMD’s server processors, instead of the Socket AM2 or the Socket 939, the sources noted.
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