nsane.forums Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Advanced Micro Devices Tuesday introduced 8-core FX series chips for desktops with prices under $200 in units of 1,000. The FX-8350 and FX-8320 chips are based on new Piledriver CPU cores and have clock speeds of up to 4.2GHz. The chips usually go into gaming systems and are unlocked, meaning enthusiasts can tweak the clock speed to run systems faster. "You can easily overclock this new line-up to 5GHz with off-the-shelf cooling solutions we provide," wrote Leslie Sobon, corporate vice president, client desktop products, in a blog entry. Faster and cheaper PC maker Maingear offers new desktops with AMD's new FX chips, and the PC maker said the 8-core chips can be clocked to 5.0GHz. The new chips allow users to build desktops that are less expensive, Maingear said. The new chips are faster and cheaper than earlier FX-series chips based on the Bulldozer microarchitecture, AMD said in a statement. The new chips are about 15 percent faster than predecessors. The FX-8350 chip is priced at $195 in units of 1,000, while the FX-8320 chip is priced at $169. The new FX-series chips are AMD's fastest gaming processors, while Intel's fastest gaming processor—the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor—is more expensive at $999, according to an Intel processor price list. Background AMD traditionally has had a strong presence in the desktop market, but falling chip prices have hurt the company. AMD last week said that revenue for its Computing Solutions unit, which deals in chips, fell by 28 percent year-over-year during the fiscal third quarter, which ended Sept. 29. The company last week reported a loss for the previous fiscal quarter and said it would lay off 15 percent of its staff—about 1,800 employees—as it tries to get back to profitability. AMD also announced a 6-core FX-6300 chip with a clock speed of 4.1GHz, which is priced at $132. Also announced was a quad-core FX-4300 chip with a clock speed of 4.0GHz, which is priced at $122. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7even Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Wow! I wonder how much power it gonna needs to run this 8-core cpu. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 24, 2012 Administrator Share Posted October 24, 2012 Wow! I wonder how much power it gonna needs to run this 8-core cpu. :unsure: All the 8 core processors mentioned above have TDP of 125W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck_kent Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 AMD FX-8350 review roundup: enthusiasts still won't be totally enthused Now that AMD's fresh new FX processors based on the Piledriver architecture are out in the wild, the specialist hardware sites have seen fit to benchmark the top-lining FX-8350. Overall, the group feels that AMD has at least closed the gap a bit on Intel's Core juggernaut with a much better FX offering this time around, but overall the desktop CPU landscape remains unchanged -- with Intel still firmly at the top of the heap. Compared to its last-gen Bulldozer chips, "in every way, today's FX-8350 is better," according to Tom's Hardware: cheaper, up to 15 percent faster and more energy efficient. Still, while the new CPUs represent AMD's desktop high-end, they only stack up against Intel's mid-range Core i5 family, and even against that line-up they only edge ahead in heavily threaded testing. But if you "look beyond those specific (multithreaded) applications, Intel can pull away with a significant lead" due to its superior design, says Anantech. As for power consumption, unfortunately "the FX-8350 isn't even the same class of product as the Ivy Bridge Core i5 processors on this front," claims The Tech Report. Despite all that, Hot Hardware still sees several niches that AMD could fill with the new chips, as they'll provide "an easy upgrade path for existing AMD owners and more flexibility for overclocking, due to its unlocked multipliers." That means if you already have a Socket-AM3+ motherboard, you'll be able to do a cheap upgrade by swapping in the new CPU, and punching up the clock cycles might close the performance gap enjoyed by the Core i5. Finally, AMD also saw fit to bring the new chip in at a "very attractive" $195 by Hexus' reckoning, a much lower price than an earlier leak suggested. Despite that, however, the site says that AMD's flagship FX processor still "cannot tick as many desirable checkboxes as the competing Intel Core i5 chips." Feel free to scope all the sources below to make your own conclusions. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroglu Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Great processor amd working forever amd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House_maniac Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 great news lets hope they close the gap as their price is just awesome :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberber Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 AMD is a long way from Intel i7 Chips first generation not to mention 3rd generation which is way ahead of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onix Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Well so for the last 10 years I was using Intel CPU and I do like how they work. People were saying that AMD are always running hot and what not but now that i use AMD for the last 6 months I do love the way it work. No overheat nothing it just run like normal CPU and it's more cheaper than Intel with very little back draws from Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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