eWeek: AMD Rolls Out Low-Watt Processors
With little fanfare, Advanced Micro Devices released two, low-watt Athlon desktop processors on Feb. 20, along with a new dual-core chip model, the Athlon 64 X2 6000 , the company said in a statement.
The single-core processors, the Athlon 64 3500 and the 3800 , while not new models, will now be produced using the company’s 65-nanometer manufacturing process and have 45-watt thermal envelopes.
The Athlon 64 X2 6000 is the latest desktop model from the Sunnyvale, Calif., company. Unlike the other two models that were released on Tuesday, this chip, which is clocked at 3.0GHz, uses the older 90-nanometer manufacturing process and has a 125-watt thermal envelope.
The new chip releases come after AMD made several announcements about changes to its processor lineup. On Feb. 12, the company announced that it would lower the prices on several of its desktop processors. When the new prices were announced, company officials said the lower prices reflected the demands of its customers, not the ongoing price war involving its main rival, Intel. [More]