AMD's 1MB Processors Narrow

Damon Muzny confirmed this afternoon that AMD is “simplifying their product line.” Undoubtedly this is something that needed to happen as the branding and labeling of their processors has been somewhat diluted in the past year by overlapping specifications. Expect to see Athlon 64 X2 parts 4800+ (AM2 & 939), 4400+ (AM2 & 939), and 4000+ (AM2) go by the wayside in order to allow dual core to scale easier across their branding.

These are of course 1MB L2 processors getting the axe. This will allow AMD to re-focus 1MB L2 parts back into their flagship FX line of processors. If you sit down and really look at the benchmarks, 1MB L2 cache parts basically come in equal to a comparable parts with 512KB L2 cache but with a 200MHz core frequency bump.

Overall, it is good to see AMD sharpen the focus of their product line up back to what was explained to us so many years ago when we first saw 1MB L2 caches from them.