AMD Announces Energy Efficient Processors
Low wattage desktop processors for AM2
As no surprise to anyone, AMD just announced its Energy Efficient line of processors. We previously reported on the
processor TDPs and
release dates. By utilizing aggressive power state timings settings and processors binned for lower voltages, AMD has managed to take a select few processor cores and modify them to use less energy during typical operation. Even though the processors are rated with 35 watt to 65 watt thermal envelopes, AMD's
press release claims "When running typical workloads, as reflected in the SYSmark 2004 SE benchmark, end users could experience their energy efficient dual-core processor consuming 14 watts."
However, don't expect the EE savings to come for free. The energy efficient processors carry a $10 to $30 premium on non-EE versions, though AMD has not officially revealed that pricing yet either.
DailyTech published a complete list of AM2 launch prices for non-EE processors
several weeks ago.
AMD Desktop EE Processor Roadmap 2006
Processor
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual 65W $651
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual 65W $601
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Dual 65W $514
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Dual 65W $417
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Dual 65W $353
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual 65W $323
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual 35W $364
Athlon 64 3500+ Single 35W $231
Sempron 3400+ Single 35W $145
Sempron 3200+ Single 35W $119
Sempron 3000+ Single 35W $101
AMD roadmaps have revealed that the processors will go on sale May 23, 2006, though AMD's official stance is that the processors will simply ship sometime this month. AMD is also expected to announce the non-EE versions of these processors on May 23, 2006.
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