Mobo makers review launch of AMD Socket-M2 processors
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 that have reviewed the chip vendor’s latest roadmap. As a result, AMD’s Socket-939 processors are expected to be phased out one year after the release of the Socket-M2 CPUs, indicated the makers...
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....
With the upcoming release of AMDÂ’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.
In related news, Nvidia is scheduled to introduce new chipsets to support AMDÂ’s next-generation platform, the C51XE and MCP55, sources at motherboard makers hinted.
