AMD has introduced the first ever sub-$100 (Rs. 4,800 approx.) quad-core Athlon II processors. Previously codenamed Propus core based 45nm process manufactured quad-core AMD Athlon II X4 620 and 630 processors arrive with fanfare. Out of the both quad-core processors, Athlon II 620 has been priced under $100 (Rs. 4,800 approx.) while Athlon II 630 is priced at $122 (Rs. 5,900 approx.).
Both new 45nm process manufactured Athlon II quad-core processors fit into Socket AM3 and support DDR3 RAM at up to 1333MHz. Also, both Athlon II chips are backward compatible to AM2+ sockets and hence could be used on existing AM2+ Socket based motherboards. AMD's 2.6GHz Athlon II 620 is company's first sub-$100 processor for the budget conscious consumers.
The 2.6GHz Athlon II 620 comes with 2MB L2 Cache (512KB per core) and hyper-threading up to 4000MHz. The Athlon II 630 is clocked at 2.8GHz with 2MB L2 Cache (512KB per core) and hyper-threading support of up to 4000MHz. Both processors have Thermal Design Power rating of 95Watts.
AMD expects to pair these Athlon II CPUs with AMD 785G chipset that integrates ATI Radeon 4200 graphics and offers DisplayPort support. Basically this combination of Athlon II X4 with AMD 785G chipset is being hyped for Windows 7 goodness on budget desktop. At the moment, rival Intel's cheapest quad-core Intel Core 2 Quad 8200 is list for $150 (Rs. 7,200 approx.). It's unsure whether we'll see price cut in Intel chips just before Intel Developer Forum starting Sept. 22.
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