AMD FX 8-core

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Xen said:

Snesboy said:

JEMC said:

zarx said:
if it wasn't a new socket I would be

Isn't that a bit unfair? In recent years, Intel has released a new socket for every new gen of CPUs (s1366, s1155, s1156 and the coming s2011) and people didn't complain. Why can't AMD do it?

You could buy an AM3+ socket motherboard months ago while keeping your Phenom II or Athon II CPU and now just drop the a new Bulldozer CPU and it will work.

OT: I hope AMD delivers, as that would mean competition... so we (consumers) will win. And it looks like they might have something...

amd fx8150 to take on core i7 980x and 2600k  on their price performance crown

I knew the FX-8150 would crush the i7's...

I wouldn't put too much trust into these benchmarks just yet. Wait for anandtech, tom's, etc.

In fact, I believe that Sandy Bridge is likely to retain its crown anyway.

In single threaded aplications Sandy Bridge will win easily. But for AMD, being on par with an i7 980X CPU that costs more than twice is a huge success, specially with a lower power consumption and a better graphics part.