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AMD's last hurrah for its 90nm X2 processors: the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition

by Tarinder Sandhu on 13 August 2007, 14:25

Tags: Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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AMD's last hurrah for its 90nm AM2 X2 processors appears to be the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition.

Operating at 3.2GHz, carrying 2MiB L2 cache, and fitting inside the same thermal envelope as the current X2 6000+ - 125W TDP - the retail processor will, apparently, ship in a black box. Black is synonymous with death in many cultures, so is the final rattle from an architecture that has served AMD well but is now showing its age against price-cut Intel Core 2 Duo/Quads? We think so.

The fastest-clocked X2 processor should be available at the end of the month, in limited quantities, and, presumably, at an attractive price point.

Would you buy one at, say, £150? Let us know your thoughts in the HEXUS.forums.


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Now if they made this for socket 939…
kalniel
Now if they made this for socket 939…

ditto.

I still find it amusing how AMD can not see the situation they are in or even capitalise on it if they can….

When buying new, its Core 2 all the way for most. It has the best performance, the best overclocking and quad core already.

So, why push all their resources into AM2? Why not take advantage of a gigantic socket 939 userbase and push for that while still developing the next generation?
shaithis
So, why push all their resources into AM2? Why not take advantage of a gigantic socket 939 userbase and push for that while still developing the next generation?
Pressure from the industry to go to DDR2 is the given excuse :rolleyes:
I think I'd much rather buy an Intel core2duo QuadCore chip (2.4ghz with 8mb cache) :D
I never understood why amd ditched 939 :O_o1:, arguably it has to be one of the stupidest business decisions of all time.

If the current line of AM2 cpus had been available for Socket 939, then I am sure that plenty of 939 users would not have gone to Intel.

Also (correct me if I am wrong) but haven’t Amd stopped manufacturing 939 processors? The AMD 4800X2 939 goes for £200+ :surprised: on ebay, which is ridiculous.