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Affordable AMD Dual-Core

By Justin Mann

On August 1, 2005, 3:13 PM

One of the biggest complaints about AMDs current lineup is that their high end processors, namely A64, A64-FX and Dual-Core varities, are very expensive. It has been a hallmark of AMD for a long time to offer a faster processor for a lesser price. That hasn't been true for some time, but AMD is changing that, for the better.

The Athlon64 X2 3800+, a dual-core 2.0GHZ processor with 512kb per-core cache, will be available to wholesalers for a mere $354, less than half of the price of other X2 variants. In comparison, the X2 4200+ retails for $555 and the 4400+ is well above $700. With a price much more in-line with a similair Intel offering, we'll be able to actually pick up a decent dual-core Athlon workstation without paying through the nose. Definitely a good thing for us AMD fans.

AMD is already reducing Athlon prices across the board, and likely we will see a price drop for the 3800+ as well in the not so distant future. A dual-core holiday X2 may be in order.


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  1. August 1, 2005 4:04 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    When are they making their way into laptops, that's what I want to know....
    Reply
  2. August 1, 2005 4:55 PM
    Julio said:
    AMD's Turion 64 is out there already... haven't read much about it though.
    Reply
  3. August 1, 2005 5:33 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    This Acer laptop has a Turion 64[url]http://www.compshopper.co.uk/shopper/reviews/75271/ac
    r-ferrari-4005-wlmi.html[/url]
    Reply
  4. August 1, 2005 8:09 PM
    Phantasm66 said:
    Here's some info for a dual core AMD laptop[url]http://www.m-techlaptops.com/amd_dual_core_laptop
    htm[/url]Intel's Yonah is coming around about same time (end of 2005)[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/hardnews/20050602_1437
    8.html[/url]
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