Phenom slowed again
2 Nov 2007 | 08:51 GMT
Soap opera continues unabated
AMD IS SET to release only three Phenoms on the 19th, and it is a step down from what we expected just weeks ago. We were expecting Phenom models 9500, 9600 and 9700 at 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6GHz. The bottom two are at 89W and the top at 125W. Sadly, that is not to be.
On a more recent set of slides for the Spider launch dated "October/November 2007", we are told the chips coming out on the 19th are indeed 9500, 9600 and 9700, but they have been castrated to mean a mere 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4GHz. Wattage also stays the same by model. Aargh.
It looks like AMD lost a bin on the chips, two if you are counting the 2.8 that they wanted to have out by the end of the year. If they get a speed bump to 2.6 in December, well, it probably won't cut it.
AMD will be more competitive, but they won't win any benches at this rate. It looks like the only thing they will have going for them is a decent GPU and a great chipset. µ
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