AMD launched the new Athlon 6000+ processor

On February 22, Intel's rival, AMD, unveiled a new product, the Athlon 6000+ with a small ultra-small Windsor core of 90 nanometers, 3GHz speed, mounted on the 1207FX base slot.

The Athlon 6000+ processor is an extended version of the 5600+ series (2.8 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache), 5400+ (2.8 GHz, 1 MB), 5200+ (2.6 GHz, 2 MB) and 5000+ (2.6 GHz, 1 MB) shipped from the middle of the fourth quarter of 2006. The new processor comes with a number of advanced features such as the FX-74 chip, with a different main slot, to limit the Athlon 6000+ to single-processor and FX-74 processor systems. Available in both QuadFX slots.

The Athlon 6000+ also consumes as much power as its siblings, with a maximum power consumption of 125 watts. AMD also plans to release its 89-watt enhanced version in the third quarter of 2007, just as the company renewed its 65-nanometer dual-core processor line based on the new "Kuma" core. . In the recent plan, the 90-nanometer dual-core processor is almost completed, which is the A 5800+ version (3 GHz, 1 MB, 89 watts) expected to be released with the 6000+ processor. AMD's.

The price of this new processor is US $ 464 for customers who order 1,000 products. While the price of Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is 326 USD and 267 USD for 5400+ chip. That price is considered quite competitive with Intel's Core 2 Duo dual-core product line.

To meet the requirement for low-power consumption, AMD has also released the first single-core 65 nanometer processor Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2 GHz) and 3800+ (2.4 GHz), all based on the core. "Lima". The corresponding prices of these two processors are 88 USD and 93 USD. However, AMD will deliver its 65-nanometer technology to the Sempron product line in the third quarter of 2007 to release the Sparta 3800+, 3600+, 3500+ and 3400+ processor versions.

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