Let's come right out and say it: when AMD announced that the launch clock speeds of Barcelona would start at sub-2.0 GHz, people were frustrated. This
long-awaited monolithic quad core release from AMD would be the pinnacle of their core design technology and would usher in a new era of powerful computing.

Sound about right? So, imagine the collective chagrin when a 1.6 GHz base clock speed was announced with top-end clock speeds ending around 2.0 GHz. In the interim, reports surfaced about AMD having issues with top-end core speeds, which was quickly countered by the 3.0 GHz Phenom demonstration, leakage, and other processor related functions.

We knew AMD was hard at work on perfecting the Barcelona core even before the official production launch and that the promise of HT3 in this generation of processors was going to be eschewed in favor of the more widely integrated HT1.x version.

Now, word is coming that AMD might drop the 1.6 GHz from the launch line-up in favour of a 2.1 GHz or 2.2 GHz core launch speed. Perhaps the fabrication process is going much smoother than anyone realized and some of the leakage problems have been ironed out? Who knows but, looks like things are picking up for AMD.

Source : http://www.dailytech.com/Barcelona+Launch+Clock+Speeds+Changing/article8592.htm

What's AMD doing now?

Will this effect its launch date as well? Were both 2.1GHZ n 2.2GHZ in their plan before?

Saving their asses; trying to kick Penryn Xeon's too.

For server platforms- if they can get a Barcelona out at 2.2Ghz a lot of buys would be definite, especially considering its power conservation options, and also considering the fact that Intel server platforms still take much more power than AMD's...

@Secret LYN
They wanted 2.0 top.

is this gonna effect the launch date?? cant wait to get my hands on new AMD

does this will effect the price of later proc too??maybe price windsy or brisby proc will drop after this was launched??can't wait to grab those highend proc...maybe X2 5200+/6000+....

Even if they drop I wouldn't recommend a upgrade purchase anyway.
Phenom X2 should go to speeds Conroes have been, with much better clock to clock performance than Athlon X2s.

i anticpate tat...

drop the clock to 1.6Ghz ? is that implying that barcelona is a very high efficiency cpu?
i don't think AMD will produce lower performance cpu than the current cpu right?

just how long i have to wait for the REAL killer phenom..
want to own quad cores from amd..
or else i would rather dream of C2Q

must wait and wait..

i dun care intel or amd... if the proc came out fast n cheap (in terms of price/performance + OC) then they'll have my wallet...

the waiting games doesn't apply to computing parts nowadays, coz u juz can't simply finish the waiting quote... new great products r being developed almost every month... so juz grab what i can afford now which u think gave u the best bang for bucks... then go home n be happy...

lolz rite it seems like AMD is way way far behind intel now if the delay keeps on going 4eva

This post has been edited by skylinegtr34rule4life: Sep 1 2007, 11:21 PM

Me too. I am longing for quad core from AMD.
I am willing to wait anyhow.

lets wait together.
if u die first, i'll get urs... hahaha (kidding)