AMD Phenom X4 9600 pixelated - runs at only 2.3 GHz?

[Andreas G]

AMD Phenom X4 9600 is one of the quad-core processors from AMD that are set to arrive in just a few weeks. Roadmaps have suggested a clock frequency at 2.4 GHz, but according to the data and pictures published by OCWorkbench, it now runs at 2.3 GHz with a 11.5 multiplier. This is course not a good sign, but at least the processor is getting ready for launch. Along with a picture of the actual processor, OCW has also posted information from CPU-Z which confirms the four 512 KB L2 caches and joint 2 MB L3 cache.

They used a motherboard based on the nForce 560 chipset, which is not PCIe 2.0 compliant, and thus the CPU-Z screen shows 1 GHz HT Link.

[fackamato]

Is 2008 the year AMD goes bankrupt?..

They have nothing to compete with against Intel as I see it..
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[Delph1]

If the price is right they might have something, but not much.

//Andreas
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[super dank]

Looks like that may be the only way for them to get through this.

I sure hope AMD hasn't lost focus on the graphics department.

This is all a little grim. I suppose only the future will tell.