AMD has confirmed the model name and clock speed of the upcoming quad-core Phenom processors and
plans to launch them as scheduled in Nov/Dec while Phenom FX will launched in Q1 next year. AMD plans to add higher clocked Phenom FX and Phenom quad-core processors in Q2 next year.
Citiraj:
- Phenom FX-82 will be clocked at 2.6GHz or higher while the faster FX-8x model could hit 3GHz.
- Phenom 9600 and 9500 clocked at 2.4GHz and 2.2GHz respectively will be the first quad-core Phenom processors to hit the market in Nov.
- Phenom 9700 clocked at 2.6GHz will come along slightly later in Dec.
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FX-82 DVT samples will be available in Q4 while production will kick off in Q1 2008 while FX-8x DVT sample and production is slated for Q2 2008. A faster iteration of the quad-core Phenom will come along in Q2 2008 while DVT samples will be available in Q1. Most likely, it will be called
Phenom 9800 and clocked at
2.8GHz.
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