AMD Appalbred to Come This Month?

Dom · Aug 19, 2003, 02:21 AM

We managed to get some pretty interesting unofficial information about new entry-level processors from AMD. The company seems to plan the return of AMD Duron-like processors for inexpensive PCs with the special cut-down core named Appalbred. The chips will be available soon and will be marketed using real core-clocks, not performance ratings.

Appalbred processors will be available for orders next week and the first deliveries are expected to happen towards the end of the month. There will be three models of the CPUs: 1400MHz, 1600MHz and 1800MHz costing $32, $39 and $47 respectively in quantities starting from 1000 units. Sources close to AMD claim that 1.40GHz Appalbred processor is faster than Intel Celeron 2.0GHz chip, while the 1.60 and 1.80GHz parts offer speeds higher or comparable to mid-range Celeron CPUs.

Advanced Micro Devices also published the list of recommended mainboards for Appalbred CPUs: it contains devices from ASUS, ECS, Gigabyte, Biostar, MSI, FIC and ASRock powered by chipsets from NVIDIA, VIA and SiS and includes rather outdated devices.

Other specifications of the Appalbred are to be confirmed, but I would expect it to feature 200-266MHz FSB, 256KB or less L2 cache. The chips are mostly intended for price-conscious markets and could also become a nice upgrade option for Duron-based systems.

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Source: X-BitLabs

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 19, 2003, 02:34 AM

"Appal"bred

thats way to close to apple

DriveEuro · Aug 19, 2003, 03:23 AM

OMG, the prices are soooo cheap for those. You figure if the 1800mhz one performs on part with an XP2200 then that's one hell of a deal.

Aug 19, 2003, 02:21 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	AMD Appalbred to Come This Month? We managed to get some pretty interesting unofficial information about new entry-level processors from AMD. The company seems to plan the return of AMD Duron-like processors for inexpensive PCs with the special cut-down core named Appalbred. The chips will be available soon and will be marketed using real core-clocks, not performance ratings. Appalbred processors will be available for orders next week and the first deliveries are expected to happen towards the end of the month. There will be three models of the CPUs: 1400MHz, 1600MHz and 1800MHz costing $32, $39 and $47 respectively in quantities starting from 1000 units. Sources close to AMD claim that 1.40GHz Appalbred processor is faster than Intel Celeron 2.0GHz chip, while the 1.60 and 1.80GHz parts offer speeds higher or comparable to mid-range Celeron CPUs. Advanced Micro Devices also published the list of recommended mainboards for Appalbred CPUs: it contains devices from ASUS, ECS, Gigabyte, Biostar, MSI, FIC and ASRock powered by chipsets from NVIDIA, VIA and SiS and includes rather outdated devices. Other specifications of the Appalbred are to be confirmed, but I would expect it to feature 200-266MHz FSB, 256KB or less L2 cache. The chips are mostly intended for price-conscious markets and could also become a nice upgrade option for Duron-based systems. ______________________ Source: X-BitLabs

Aug 19, 2003, 02:34 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	"Appal"bred thats way to close to apple __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Aug 19, 2003 at 02:52 AM.

Aug 19, 2003, 03:23 AM	#3
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