(wccftech) new amd cpus soon?

[monstercameron]

http://wccftech.com/amd-readies-ste...0-athlon-x2-450-fx8370-am3processors-q3-2014/

Steamroller Athlon and a revised piledriver based 8 core 8370

 

[Rvenger]

Why not a Steamroller based 8 core??

 

[monstercameron]

Because AMD.

 

[SlowSpyder]

In my testing with my FX 9370, I can drop voltage lower than what the FX 8350 is set at and still run FX 9370 speeds (4.4GHz / 4.7GHz turbo). I imagine they should be able to get FX 8350+ clocks at 1.35v pretty easily at this point.

 

[Burpo]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8288/amd-launches-65w-45w-kaveri-apus-a10-7800-a8-7600-a6-7400k

 

[NTMBK]

Why not a Steamroller based 8 core??

Because they would have to design a whole new chip, instead of just binning one they already have.

 

[NostaSeronx]

Because they would have to design a whole new chip, instead of just binning one they already have.

Well if they wanted to fit it in Orochi. AMD would need to port Steamroller to 32-nm SHP.

 

[AtenRa]

http://www.techpowerup.com/203662/amd-announces-the-athlon-860k-and-fx-8300-cpus.html

 

[mrmt]

Why not a Steamroller based 8 core??

I wonder if there's enough market for that segmentation on the Piledriver line.

 

[jpiniero]

Wonder what the price is for the 860K. Guess they are answering the G3258.

 

[mrmt]

Wonder what the price is for the 860K. Guess they are answering the G3258.

It was a given that AMD would eventually launch the 860k some time in the future. They are really into die-savaging after all. I think it was Intel that checked the 860k launch with the DC Pentium.

 

[el etro]

My bet is that 8370 is to praise the AMD enthusiasts. But strategically talking is not a so smart move...

 

[svenge]

My bet is that 8370 is to praise the AMD enthusiasts.

All three of them? (At least on socket AM3+...)

 

[DrMrLordX]

So, if the 860K is a harvested 7850K with a bad iGPU, will it fail to gain any performance past 4.5 ghz as is so often the case?

 

[ShintaiDK]

My bet is that 8370 is to praise the AMD enthusiasts. But strategically talking is not a so smart move...

Seems its not a 8370, but a 8300 at 3.2Ghz base, 3.5Ghz turbo.

 

[SlowSpyder]

Seems its not a 8370, but a 8300 at 3.2Ghz base, 3.5Ghz turbo.

I wonder how they'd price that. If they can put it close to $125 I think it'd be a nice CPU, good upgrade for AM3+ owners who don't have a four module CPU and want an upgrade.

 

[ShintaiDK]

I wonder how they'd price that. If they can put it close to $125 I think it'd be a nice CPU, good upgrade for AM3+ owners who don't have a four module CPU and want an upgrade.

The question is how much of an upgrade it is without OC.

 

[AtenRa]

FX8300 is 3.3GHz base 4.2GHz turbo,TPU has a typo

 

[inf64]

There was supposed to be an 8370 there too.
I wonder what happened with 860K's L2 cache. Looks like they cut it in half per module, could it be yield issues? Carrizo will interestingly have 1MB L2 per module, just like these salvaged Kaveri parts.

If 860K can reach 4.4-4.5Ghz on air cooling then it can be called an upgrade over 750/760K.

 

[ShintaiDK]

FX8300 is 3.3GHz base 4.2GHz turbo,TPU has a typo

Oh I see. Its not even a new product. But an old OEM product from 2012 it seems.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-8300.html

Excess stock perhaps.

 

[achilleus11]

Why not a Steamroller based 8 core??

Wondering the same thing

 

[janeuner]

Actually, I look at this image of the APU die...

(Source)

...and wonder if they couldn't squeeze it to 12- (or even 16-) cores. I mean, if clustered multiprocessing is your thing, why not take it to its competitive conclusion. At least they would have some edge on Intel, even if Handbrake is the only application that can use it...

 

[Phynaz]

Yeah, because consumers buy $3,000 chips.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Oh I see. Its not even a new product. But an old OEM product from 2012 it seems.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-FX-Series%20FX-8300.html

Excess stock perhaps.

Yea, I have seem OEM systems at Best Buy with the 8300.

 

[AtenRa]

Well in the TPU photo the FX8300 is Unlocked unlike the OEM locked SKUs. Maybe the PIB FX8300 has lower clocks than the OEM.