The first three-core APU low-cost generation shielded GPU turned Athlon

After the AMD Fusion A series APUs were released for a long time, the follow-up models were ushered in for the first time today, including two low-power quad-cores and the first triple-core. At the same time, a new Athlon II derived from the APU has emerged. With GPU graphics core.

There are only two A8-3850 and A6-3650 A-series APU starter models, but today's A8-3800 and A6-3600 have lower 500MHz original frequency, only 2.4GHz and 2.1GHz, respectively, but they support Turbo Core dynamic acceleration technology. Up to 2.7GHz, 2.4GHz, while continuing to integrate 4MB L2 cache and Radeon HD 6550D/6350D graphics core, UVD3 decoding engine, with 400/320 stream processors, frequency 600/443MHz, memory still supports dual channel DDR3-1866.

The thermal design power consumption of the A8-3800 and A6-3600 is only 65W, which is a one-third reduction compared to the predecessor's 100W.

The A6-3500 is the first APU of the triple-core design. In essence, it only shields one core and 1MB of L2 cache on the basis of the A6-3600 (the AMD official website is incorrectly marked as 4MB in the specification table). The others are completely unchanged.

The new APU is also cheaper in terms of price. The A8-3800 and A6-3600 are as low as US$129 (US$824) and US$109 (US696) respectively, which are all lower than the previous generation by US$6, and the A6-3500 is only US$89 ( ¥568).

Previously we have seen APU architecture products using Athlon II and Sempron brands, including Athlon II X4 641/631, Athlon II X2 221, and Sempron 198. Now Athlon II X4 631 is the first to be released.

From the specification point of view, Athlon II X4 631 should be based on the A6-3650 shielded graphics core. It is also a 32nm SOI process, Socket FM1 package interface, quad-core, clocked at 2.6GHz and does not support Turbo Core dynamic acceleration, 4MB of secondary cache, core voltage 0.45-1.4125V, maximum temperature 70.1°C, thermal design power consumption 100W.

The Athlon II X4 631 is priced at $79 (Â¥504), which is a lot cheaper than the old four-core Athlon II X4 640. Coupled with the improvement of the manufacturing process, optimization of the core architecture, performance is still worth the wait.

AMD also announced that the cumulative shipments of Fusion APU processors have reached 12 million, including Brazos C/E series and Llano A series, of which the Llano A series exceeded 1 million at the end of July this year and reached 8 million throughout the year. .