AMD numbers the Phenoms of the ordinary beast

According to the numbering scheme, these are 7xxx for four cores and 6xxx for dual cores.

The launch parts are all single socket variants with the GP-7000 and 7100 in Q4 alongside the GS-6550. In Q1/08, those will be followed by the GP-6800, GS-6650, GE-6600, 6500 and 6400. All are AM2+ socket chips, as is the FX-80. The only 1207+ chips are the FX-9x series.

The listed speeds for the 7100s are 2.2-2.4GHz and the 7000 line are between 2.0-2.2GHz. The 6800 comes in somewhere from 2.4 to 2.8GHz, the 6650 at 2.2-2.6 and the 6550 at 2.0-2.4. No speeds are listed for the other parts.

As we said earlier, this range is troubling, but more on that at a later date. Things are coming more into focus, even if it is a murky focus. µ