What to Expect From AMD at ISSCC 2011

[RaV666]

But the whole FX-XXXX is a bad idea. People will learn that FX is a processor but they won't learn which one to get. Where I work, when people talk about processors they just say i3, i5 or i7. People really don't care which i5 it is as long it's an i5. Cause they know that an i5 is good enough. Calling all bulldozers for just FX will make people confused.

Its the same as iX ,its pretty much identical :-).

i-X
FX-X

Besides, most i5`s are only dual core, which kinda makes your coworkers kinda moronic.

[-Boris-]

Its the same as iX ,its pretty much identical :-).

i-X
FX-X

Besides, most i5`s are only dual core, which kinda makes your coworkers kinda moronic.

Not with four digits after the FX prefix. And my coworkers mostly sell computers to small companies and schools. i5 is good enough in most cases.

[RaV666]

Not with four digits after the FX prefix. And my coworkers mostly sell computers to small companies and schools. i5 is good enough in most cases.

Intel has more numbers too, Its
->Intel Core i7 990X for example
So
->AMD FX8xxx

is different how ?
Besides, this debacle is kinda pointles we have no confirmed model designation, not even ONE :-)

[Johnny87au]

Its the same as iX ,its pretty much identical :-).

i-X
FX-X

Besides, most i5`s are only dual core, which kinda makes your coworkers kinda moronic.

thats a pretty sad statement = / , Whats wrong with dual cores ?

[JkS]

Its the same as iX ,its pretty much identical :-).

i-X
FX-X

Besides, most i5`s are only dual core, which kinda makes your coworkers kinda moronic.

Even most mobile i7s are dual core.

I remember when Intel introduced it, it was confusing, but now it seems everyone is use to it.
I am sure the same thing will happen with AMDs FX / A / E line, the nice outcome for AMD is that you can (hopefully) easily tell if its a 2/3/4/6/8 core, whereas for Intel you sometimes have to look it up on some spec table.