AMD Socket-939 To Be Replaced by 940-pin Socket M2 in 2007
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch a series of 940-pin Socket M2 CPUs ? a dual-core processor codenamed Windsor and the single-core Orleans and Manila processors ? in the second quarter of 2006, according to unspecified motherboard makers. This means that all of you Socket-939 Athlon 64 users should be good to go for another half year. Then you’ll have to change over to a Socket-M2 motherboard to stay on the cutting edge!
AMD has started sampling its Socket-M2 CPUs with its customers, said the makers, adding that the actual release will not kick off until the second quarter of next year, a little later than expected. As reported on October 17, DDR2 demand was expected to grow significantly in the first quarter of 2006, buoyed by the launch of AMD?s Socket-M2 processors during that period.
With the upcoming release of AMD?s new Socket-M2 CPUs, Socket-939 CPUs are expected to be phased out by the chipmaker in the second quarter of 2007, according to the motherboard makers.
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