AMD has unveiled eight new Athlon II processors, out of which two are quad-core, four triple-core, and two dual-core desktop processors. The new triple-core Athlon II processors are slotted between the dual-core and the quad-core chips. The new Athlon II chips are built on 45nm fabrication process and offer 64-bit instruction set support. AMD aims to offer these processors for desktops, all-in-one PC and small form factor desktops.Two dual-core AMD Athlon II X2 235e and X2 240e run at clock speed of 2.7GHz and 2.8GHz respectively. Both dual-core chips draw 45W power and can compete with Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 series or E8000 series.
Four triple-core Athlon II X3 400e (2.2GHz), X3 405e (2.3GHz), X3 425e (2.7GHz) and X3 435e (2.9GHz) microprocessors lie between dual-core X2 processors and quad-core X4 Athlon chips. The two low CPU frequency Athlon II chips - X3 400e and X3 405e have thermal design power rating of 45Watts each. While the other two X3 425e and X3 435e have thermal design power rating of 95watts each.
The interesting part here is the two low-CPU frequency triple core chips (400e and 405e) cost lower than other comparatively higher-CPU frequency triple core processors (425e and 435e).
Check the table below for the pricing of chips in units of 1000.
The new Athlon II processors are made from 45nm fab process and thereby consume less power as compared with the previous generation 65-nm Athlon chips. All these Athlon II processors are on Socket AM3 and compatible with Socket AM2+ motherboards.
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