that will perform as well as Intel's offering their roadmap doesn't really matter. They will be struggling in the market day after day. They can only keep market share by pricing wars with Intel. This will prevent them from doing much.
I use AMD because of the price. They make for a good business platform.
(Plus, take a look at an Intel mobo about 6 months into use. The way they mount their heat sink warps the board so bad it can actually damage it.)
I don't think many are too excited about the roadmap.
CHW.net has published what seems to be (on the face of it) a convincing looking AMD Q4 08 processor roadmap that gives us a glimpse into what AMD has in-store for us over the coming months.
According to the roadmap AMD has the following in store:
- October: AMD introduces an AMD Athlon X2 (dual-core) 5050e 45W TDP Brisbane-based 2.6GHz 95W TDP CPU and a new Phenom X3 (triple-core) 8850 2.5GHz.
- November: AMD will introduce AMD Ultra-Value Client (UVC) solutions which will be direct OEM products only. In addition there will be a new Lima-based Athlon 1.6GHz 15W TDP 2650e and a Brisbane-based Athlon X2 1.5Hz 22W TDP 3250e.
- December: A new Toliman-based multiplier-unlocked Phenom X3 2.5GHz 8850 and two Deneb-based Phenom X4 quad-core processors running at 2.8GHz and 3.0GHz, both 125W TDP.
The big blank area … pricing.
