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AMD Vishera FX-series CPU gets pricetag
Pricing of AMD's upcoming Piledriver-based "Vishera" FX-series processors have hit the web. These prices aren't official though, they are the pre-order prices from a store named BLT. BLT store recently started to take pre-orders on four AMD FX "Vishera" chips, models FX-8350, FX8320, FX-6300 and FX-4300 that are priced at $253, $242, $175 and $131, respectively. While the FX-8350 and FX-6300 were expected to be released in the first group of the new FX processors, the other two were not supposed to be launched in the first consignment, which shows that AMD has adjusted its plans.
According to CPU World world web-site, specifications of the chips currently listed for pre-orders are as follows:
AMD FX-8350 - eight-core, 4.0GHz/4.20GHz, 8MB L2 + 8MB L3 cache, 125W - $253
AMD FX-8320 - eight-core, 3.50GHz/4.0GHz, 8MB L2 + 8MB L3 cache, 125W - $242
AMD FX-6300 - six-core, 3.50GHz/4.10GHz, 6MB L2 + 8MB L3 cache, 95W - $175
AMD FX-4300 - quad-core, 3.80GHz/4.0GHz, 4MB L2 + 8MB L3 cache, 95W - $131
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#4415568 Posted on: 09/22/2012 05:30 PM
agree. If will exceed my X6 @ 3,9 GHz then I'm sold.
Let's see what the price/performance is like. Hope AMD got this one right.
agree. If will exceed my X6 @ 3,9 GHz then I'm sold.
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#4415572 Posted on: 09/22/2012 05:38 PM
$250+... ridiculous. AMD really aren't aiming for competitive prices. They're hoping big numbers sell. Most people don't know clock speed and number of cores don't mean squat.
$250+... ridiculous. AMD really aren't aiming for competitive prices. They're hoping big numbers sell. Most people don't know clock speed and number of cores don't mean squat.
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#4415579 Posted on: 09/22/2012 05:49 PM
I'm just hoping that the price reflects the actual performance in a good way. Time to upgrade my machine!
I'm just hoping that the price reflects the actual performance in a good way. Time to upgrade my machine!
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#4415580 Posted on: 09/22/2012 05:51 PM
so based on price... the performance is between an i7 and an i5?
let's hope so.
so based on price... the performance is between an i7 and an i5?
let's hope so.
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#4415711 Posted on: 09/22/2012 10:08 PM
can't be slower than bulldozer..
Let's see what the price/performance is like. Hope AMD got this one right.
can't be slower than bulldozer..
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#4415821 Posted on: 09/23/2012 02:05 AM
Or, maybe AMD is trying to cover the cost of R&D, production, shipping, etc.....
$250+... ridiculous. AMD really aren't aiming for competitive prices. They're hoping big numbers sell. Most people don't know clock speed and number of cores don't mean squat.
Or, maybe AMD is trying to cover the cost of R&D, production, shipping, etc.....
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#4415826 Posted on: 09/23/2012 02:17 AM
these chip have to be real good for those prices, and not the 10-15% improvement over BD. Reviews should be out soon.
these chip have to be real good for those prices, and not the 10-15% improvement over BD. Reviews should be out soon.
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#4415830 Posted on: 09/23/2012 02:23 AM
regardless of performance, AMD has to cover costs and make a profit....
regardless of performance, AMD has to cover costs and make a profit....
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#4415834 Posted on: 09/23/2012 02:25 AM
never said they did not
never said they did not
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#4415836 Posted on: 09/23/2012 02:29 AM
You guys are trying to gauge the price by the expected performance....but the performance makes little difference to the price. Even if they perform closer to the Athlon64 X2 5600....AMD still has to cover their expenses. Can't sell at a loss just because the performance sucks.
You guys are trying to gauge the price by the expected performance....but the performance makes little difference to the price. Even if they perform closer to the Athlon64 X2 5600....AMD still has to cover their expenses. Can't sell at a loss just because the performance sucks.
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#4415898 Posted on: 09/23/2012 04:36 AM
Could we please leave cost accounting 101 from this?
You guys are trying to gauge the price by the expected performance....but the performance makes little difference to the price. Even if they perform closer to the Athlon64 X2 5600....AMD still has to cover their expenses. Can't sell at a loss just because the performance sucks.
Could we please leave cost accounting 101 from this?
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#4416058 Posted on: 09/23/2012 12:33 PM
Actually the performance makes most if not all of the difference. People don´t give a crap about the expenses a company has to incur to make their products. People only care about the features, performance and price of the products a company offers. So if the performance is weak AMD will just have to sell their CPUs at a loss or leave them on the shelves gaining dust...
I just hope they make competitive CPUs this time because Intel really needs some competition although i have to agree with the other opinions saying that the CPUs seem expensive, just like when Bulldozer CPUs were released...
You guys are trying to gauge the price by the expected performance....but the performance makes little difference to the price. Even if they perform closer to the Athlon64 X2 5600....AMD still has to cover their expenses. Can't sell at a loss just because the performance sucks.
Actually the performance makes most if not all of the difference. People don´t give a crap about the expenses a company has to incur to make their products. People only care about the features, performance and price of the products a company offers. So if the performance is weak AMD will just have to sell their CPUs at a loss or leave them on the shelves gaining dust...
I just hope they make competitive CPUs this time because Intel really needs some competition although i have to agree with the other opinions saying that the CPUs seem expensive, just like when Bulldozer CPUs were released...
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#4416078 Posted on: 09/23/2012 01:33 PM
Actually the performance makes most if not all of the difference. People don´t give a crap about the expenses a company has to incur to make their products. People only care about the features, performance and price of the products a company offers. So if the performance is weak AMD will just have to sell their CPUs at a loss or leave them on the shelves gaining dust...
I just hope they make competitive CPUs this time because Intel really needs some competition although i have to agree with the other opinions saying that the CPUs seem expensive, just like when Bulldozer CPUs were released...
Well said.
Actually the performance makes most if not all of the difference. People don´t give a crap about the expenses a company has to incur to make their products. People only care about the features, performance and price of the products a company offers. So if the performance is weak AMD will just have to sell their CPUs at a loss or leave them on the shelves gaining dust...
I just hope they make competitive CPUs this time because Intel really needs some competition although i have to agree with the other opinions saying that the CPUs seem expensive, just like when Bulldozer CPUs were released...
Well said.
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#4416093 Posted on: 09/23/2012 01:55 PM
tbh if that 250$ performs inbetween i5 and i7 ivy np the price is nice
tbh if that 250$ performs inbetween i5 and i7 ivy np the price is nice
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Let's see what the price/performance is like. Hope AMD got this one right.