AMD Athlon 64 3800+ officially announced
AMD announced its new Athlon 64 3800+ (Socket 939) processor made using 130nm process technology. The 2.4GHz novelty supports 1GHz HyperTransport (up to 8GB/s throughput) and features dual-channel memory controller and 512KB of L2 cache, halved comparing to that of Athlon FX-53. At the moment, this processor is supported by VIA K8T800 Pro, NVIDIA nForce 3 Pro 250, and SiS755, so there´s enough boards already:
It´s clear that this list will be significantly longer with time, and we´ll be informing you on the new products, of course.
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Athlon 64 FX-53 |
Athlon 64 3800+ |
| Process |
130nm |
| Platform |
Socket 940 |
Socket 939 |
| Clock rate |
2400MHz |
| L1 cache |
128KB |
| L2 cache |
1024KB |
512KB |
| Memory controller |
Dual-chanel |
| Memory supported |
registered DDR400 |
DDR400 |
| HyperTransport |
1x 6.4GB/s |
1x 8GB/s |
| Transistors |
105 million |
68.5 million |
As for the max. power consumption of 3800+, it´s expected to be 89W — the same as that of Athlon FX-53. In other words, there´s a possibility of using coolers with the same latches. And though some testers say that Athlon FX-53 coolers don´t fit Socket 939 perfectly, we in our lab use Thermaltake Venus 11+ without any problems.
Speaking of prices, these are actually only rumours. According to the latest information from Planet3DNow.de, Athlon 64 wholesale prices will be about $720 for Athlon 64 3800+ and about $500 for Athlon 64 3500+.
More details on this processor and its prospects are available in our (timely:) article.
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