14 DAY TRIAL // Just a couple of weeks ago, we learned about AMD’s plans to introduce a new six-core processors based on the Bulldozer architecture, the FX-6200, and now it appears that this new CPU was made official by the Sunnyvale-based chip maker who has listed the new SKU on its website.
Donanim Haber has spotted the processor of AMD’s site, and its specifications seem to resemble to a great extent our original report from mid-December.
As we mentioned above, the FX-6200 is a six-core CPU which means that it comes with three out of its four Bulldozer modules enabled and has a base frequency of 3.8GHz.
The CPU will be able to dynamically adjust its operating speed, according to the number of threads run, thanks to the inclusion of the Turbo Core 2.0 technology which enables it to reach a maximum speed of 4.1GHz.
The rest of its specs are rather standard for a six-core FX-Series chip as it includes 6MB of L2 cache as well as 8MB of Level 3 cache memory, but the TDP has been increased to 125W from the 95W of the current FX-6100.
As far as performance is concerned, a slide that was leaked previously places the new Bulldozer chip between the original 3.3GHz clocked AMD FX-6100 and the 3.6GHz FX-8150 in video encoding tasks.
The same graph also shows Intel’s Core i5-2400 running this application, reveling that the two processors are almost equal when it comes to video encoding.
Pricing for this new CPU seems to be set at $175 in the US, and €150 in Europe, which makes the processor slightly less expensive than its Intel counterpart, the Core i5-2400, that retail for $184 to $195. The FX-6100 has an MSRP of $155 US, according to AMD’s latest CPU pricing list.
Sadly, we still don't know when the FX-6200 will make its appearance in retail.
