We still don't have a firm release date on the desktop version of AMD's
new Bulldozer CPUs, but now, thanks to a leak, we do have pricing on the
AMD Bulldozer FX series.
The long-awaited response to Intel's Sandy Bridge, Bulldozer is the first all-new processor architecture launched by AMD since the Athlon 64 in 2003. The Bulldozer is billed as the first 8 core desktop processor with superior multi-threading throughput, and if the leaked pricing today is accurate, that won't mean a superior price point. The leak comes by way of pre-order pricing obtained by AnandTech:
The long-awaited response to Intel's Sandy Bridge, Bulldozer is the first all-new processor architecture launched by AMD since the Athlon 64 in 2003. The Bulldozer is billed as the first 8 core desktop processor with superior multi-threading throughput, and if the leaked pricing today is accurate, that won't mean a superior price point. The leak comes by way of pre-order pricing obtained by AnandTech:
AMD Bulldozer FX-series Processors
FX-8150: 8 core, 3.6GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) -- $266.28AMD has stated that the desktop version of Bulldozer will make its way to shelves sometime in the fourth quarter.
FX-8120: 8 core, 3.1GHz (4GHz Turbo) -- $221.73
FX-6100: 6 core, 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) -- $188.32
