Socket M2 Processor Roadmap; FX-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5200+
According to Anandtech, it looks like the release of socket M2 will be a delayed reaction. The promising DDR2 platform will not launch until early second-quarter of 2006 (around April or so). So, for those of you who are looking forward to M2, the wait is going to be slightly longer than planned. To go with socket M2, two monster processors are also coming out- the FX-62 in the second quarter of 2006, and the Athlon 64 X2 5200+, which comes out fourth-quarter 2006.
Socket M2, the 940 pin DDR2-ready Athlon 64 Socket, will launch a little bit later than we originally expected with mass production just starting in late April. However, even though the launch has been slightly delayed from the original March timeframe, there is still good news for those on DDR1; Socket 939 will stick around well into Q1’07 on the performance desktop – and well beyond that for Sempron. In fact, AMD’s latest roadmap goes all the way to Q2’07 with Socket 939 Sempron.
The new Pacifica enabled DDR2 processor code names expected to launch during the end of Q2’06 will be:
* Windsor: Dual Channel DDR2, Pacifica enabled Socket M2 dual core
* Orleans: Dual Channel DDR2, Pacifica enabled Socket M2
* Manila: Dual Channel DDR2 Sempron, Socket M2
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