Many folks don't seem to understand the situation...Originally Posted by m_jones_
Despite the myths and speculation perpetuated by the media and those with a crystal ball, AMD never said that they were abandoning the AM3+ platform. What they said was that they were:
1. Not going to allow Intel's Biz model to dictate AMD's Biz model
2. That AMD was going to pursue other opportunities - some of which Intel could not pursue and has not pursued
In addition AMD has never said that they would NOT deliver an AM3+ Steamroller core desktop CPU. It was removed from the road maps at the end of 2012 and some folks speculated that was the end of it, but AMD never confirmed this. For all we know an AM3+ Steamroller desktop CPU might show in H1 of '14, shortly after Steamroller based Kaveri is fully launched.
The point of this survey is to let AMD management know that the take rate of respondents which includes current AM3+ mobo and non-current AM3+ mobo owners is ~ 90% or better. Any company would be missing an excellent business opportunity with a take rate of 90+ %. The absolute numbers are not in question as AMD already knows the millions of Bulldozer and Vishera CPUs they have sold. Many of those folks would gladly upgrade to a ~15% better performing Steamoller compared to Vishera. According to this and other surveys the take rate looks like 90+ %.
As far as cost to make a Steamroller AM3+ socket CPU, it's a drop in the bucket as all the development work was done. All AMD needs to do is Fab the chip, which is simple in comparison to an entirely new CPU design as Steamroller is just a core evolution.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08...micro_opteron/
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