AMD Introduces A6-3500 Desktop APU

[Marcus Yam]

More Fusion from AMD.

AMD Introduces A6-3500 Desktop APU : Read more

 

[COLGeek]

Just ordered my first A8 mobo/CPU. Looking forward to playing with the new tech. Very promising platform for mainstream uses.

 

[COLGeek]

Should have typed A6 (brain cramp). Doh!!!

 

[davendork]

A big part of me doesn't want to hear anything else from AMD unless it's, "Hey everybody, here's Bulldozer."

 

[torque79]

Davendork, I think 90% of readers of this site feel exactly the same way. Just shut up and get bulldozer out. Enough delays.

 

[monkeysweat]

i can hardly wait for a cheap 2 core version - HTPC dream!

 

[quicksilver98]

Guys. They are releasing these chips as well. Bulldozer has a hard release date of Sept 18th.

 

[wiyosaya]

[citation][nom]quicksilver98[/nom]Guys. They are releasing these chips as well. Bulldozer has a hard release date of Sept 18th.[/citation]
I sure hope so.

 

[nforce4max]

Interesting how they left the mobile versions with unlocked multipliers while the desktop is locked. Worse higher wattage samples. Low clocks are the losing point of all the recent apu-s. I got a a4 3300m but at least it overclocks to 2.35ghz thus far but performance scaling isn't noticeable until 2.2ghz. The gpu is good though.

WTB BD

 

[bustapr]

[citation][nom]nforce4max[/nom]Interesting how they left the mobile versions with unlocked multipliers while the desktop is locked. Worse higher wattage samples. Low clocks are the losing point of all the recent apu-s. I got a a4 3300m but at least it overclocks to 2.35ghz thus far but performance scaling isn't noticeable until 2.2ghz. The gpu is good though.WTB BD[/citation]
my a4 3300m runs really hot at stock clocks when running games, how hot is yours overclocked?

 

[geekapproved]

See AMD's last priority is bulldozer, apparently it's everyone elses priority. AMD is playing the smart game, releasing products that can actually make them money. Bulldozer won't, that's why it's at the bottom of their "release" list.

 

[bustapr]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]Even if it competes with Sandybridge, which it won't, Ivy will be out in 6 months putting it a generation behind....again.[/citation]
yay heres a cookie for you and your mom

 

[Cygnus x-1]

lol

 

[acadia11]

So, did Bulldozer get released yet. Until then, AMD is not allowed to make another announcement, if AMD has cured cancer, invented cold fusion, solved world hunger, and landed a manned mission to Mars they better not announce it unless it involves the words Bulldozer Released.

 

[sykozis]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]Even if it competes with Sandybridge, which it won't, Ivy will be out in 6 months putting it a generation behind....again.[/citation]
Exactly how is AMD going to be "a generation behind" Intel?? They use completely different release schedules and product cycles.

Intel uses the "tick-tock" release cycle. AMD uses the "we'll release a new product when we have a new product ready to be released" cycle. They make no attempt what so ever to keep up with Intel's release cycle.

 

[silverblue]

AMD might just be trying to maximise its income in order to put as much into Bulldozer as possible. They can't still be struggling with bad silicon.

 

[irish_adam]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]The also make no attempt to release a competitive product as it pertains to the CPU market.[/citation]


yes and no, the high end processors are not where the money is, bulldozer could wipe intel out and yet their fusion APUs will still make them more money

 

[silverblue]

Not quite; a lot of AMD's money comes from the server business, an area they've lost a lot of market share in.

 

[Guest]

I really dont understand why anyone is using these A6 or A8 chips in desktop builds. Maybe if you have barely any money, but the performance level is so low that a i3 and a low end gpu would trump it.

 

[ohim]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]The also make no attempt to release a competitive product as it pertains to the CPU market.[/citation]
This is because you know *** about markets and how the monney are made. Take for example Nvidia / AMD have the most powerfull GPUs yet they are not the leaders in GPU sales ... Intel is. So is not really about the top performance ... entry level and mainstream are the money makers not the enthusiast. And in entry / mainstream as you can see AMD is doing quite fine with competition.

 

[The Greater Good]

[citation][nom]stm1185[/nom]I really dont understand why anyone is using these A6 or A8 chips in desktop builds. Maybe if you have barely any money, but the performance level is so low that a i3 and a low end gpu would trump it.[/citation]

If you're looking for more GPU power, chances are you'd be buying a different platform anyways. This is aimed at the mainstream market that does no gaming, does not crunch numbers on the CPU or GPU and people within a lower budget. Not everyone needs the fastest tech out there. You wouldn't build a i7 2600k with a GTX 570 for an office computer that only would be running Word, IE and Outlook, would you?

 

[KonstantinDK]

[citation][nom]The Greater Good[/nom]If you're looking for more GPU power, chances are you'd be buying a different platform anyways. This is aimed at the mainstream market that does no gaming, does not crunch numbers on the CPU or GPU and people within a lower budget. Not everyone needs the fastest tech out there. You wouldn't build a i7 2600k with a GTX 570 for an office computer that only would be running Word, IE and Outlook, would you?[/citation]
( smiles wider and wider, mad look appears on his face)
Ha...
Hahaha...
HAHAHAHAHHAaaaHAHAHAHaH!
All power to the engines!

 

[cypeq]

Big + for amd and their kickass APU :-]

Intel seems to be doing only wrong steps in this region (now)
I just wander if Ivy Bridge will also pack strongest gpu where no1 will actually use it.

[citation][nom]greghome[/nom]IMO, the clocks are too low for the CPU, should be clocked at 2.5 ghz at least ( non turbo ) to match the old Athlon IIs...but then again, this chip has a hell of a GPU[/citation]
That would be true if the one and only factor of computation power was clock speed...

 

[damasvara]

^ Agreed. Moreover, with $90 you'll get a $60 CPU + $60 GPU, make it $50 for the lowered clocks... The cheapest Pentium G620 is $65, which leaves $25 for a GPU. Did someone just said LOW END GPU?

 

[BSMonitor]

Yawn