AMD Centurion FX priced at 795$ coming ?
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IPlayNaked
For that price, I would assume these are a rebranded server part, or something similar. No way it has just 8 cores for 800 dollars, even if it does do 5Ghz.
k1net1cs
Even AMD has once or twice (can't really remember) priced their top-of-the-line consumer desktop CPUs upward to the $999 mark, and yet some people are still convinced it's (only) Intel who'd price their CPUs through the roof.
But hey, at least it's now about $200 cheaper for their top-of-the-line!
krayzieNRG
I bought my FX62 AM2 for $710US back in the days...
k1net1cs
Oh, you didn't get the FX-74?
schmidtbag
For AMD to make such a price point, this must be mistaken as a server CPU. If not, then this means they finally beat Intel in just about every test (except power efficiency, I think we all know a 5GHz AMD at a higher fab size is not going to be more power efficient than any modern Intel CPU).
Cool name though - Centurion.
krayzieNRG
That was there fastest cpu at the time.
had a Asus Crosshair(1st gen)(think i'd pay 260-70usd for that) and 2 gb of corsair ddr2(4-4-4-12) for $315usd at the time.....Gosh looking back things are really cheap now lol
---TK---
so these are cherry picked vishera that are guaranteed to run 5ghz on air?
benqbiggis
AMD only rising the clock
another chrap
probably downclocking to 3.2 will be slower than a PX6
mine 3770k @ 4.6ghz still much faster
BLEH!
Could be either cherry-picked FX-8350s or a new chip, hopefully the latter.
schmidtbag
AMD is tight on money and would likely pull a move like that, but I don't think they'd put such a huge price point on it.
Also, does anyone know if the FX8350s are able to run stable on air at 5GHz? Without a pricey heatsink?
ricardonuno1980
Yeah. i5-2500K is still faster than new CPU AMD ($795) for each core used.
k1net1cs
You don't say.
You also have to keep in mind that you probably hadn't taken inflation into account with that USD710 price tag. :P
mohiuddin
Will be a disaster if it comes with same vishera architecture.
Better be different.
-Tj-
^
Maybe just maybe it will use Jaugar approach with 8 separate modules so total of real 8 threads, now this would really kick some serious ass, even in single threaded apps.
warlord
Eh, I like that you take half news as granted that this CPU will exist, but at the same time you cannot accept that it will be based on the same architecture. xD 🙂
Anyway I can't see any reason that this cpu would be better than a 4770k or 4930k. I believe it will be inferior and more expensive, it's AMD for God's shake. I think the good old days of AMD FX a decade ago have well passed away. 😛c1:
k1net1cs
Must've been from one glass of awesome milk.
Cyph3r
Another AMD chip for everyone to hype up, just to watch it fall on it's face in front of a Intel chip.
volkov956
u really made that your first post...
anyways all I would hope for is that the price reflects the performance aka it better be better tehn a 600 Intel
CyberWarrior
I have an 8350,normally running at 4ghz.
Sometime ago I decided to see how high it would go,so I cranked it up in steps and reached 5ghz.Only mod was,I had to step up vcore to make it run stable.Cooler is a Zalman I think 9500?All copper fins and cpu base also copper.Is running on Artic Silver 5.
To answer your question,yes it will run at 5ghz.I just don't see the need to do so.
Unyonface
Price to performance, AMD has not fallen on it's face. The cost to build an AMD system is less expensive than an Intel system.
