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I'm wondering why AMD gave their newest socket such a name...

 

It sounds like Intel Socket 478.

AM4 would've been better.

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because it has lesser contact pins than AM3 and AM2

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There never was a AM1 socket, ony AM2, AM2+, AM3 and AM3+.

If it were AM4 then it would mean that it's the latest enthusiast socket.

AM1 brings great value to the market, for all purposes where a low power efficient CPU is needed. It was called AM1 to mean it's the entry level AMD CPU+GPU products.

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because it has lesser contact pins than AM3 and AM2

Makes sense. I didn't know that the number of pins will affect the socket number. I thought it was just generation.

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wait they have new cpus

O.o

when did that happen...?

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wait they have new cpus

O.o

when did that happen...?

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Since wayy before they bought ATi and started making GPUs

YOU DON'T SAY.

i ment when did they release a new cpu line.

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YOU DON'T SAY.

i ment when did they release a new cpu line.

A few months, Kabini if i remember.

 

But to answer OP they never made AM1, it was 939. And it's better than the other name of FS1b. Also might have something to do with pins but AMD pin counts have changed very little since 754. (always been around 938-942 pins).

 

However I don't know where they will go from here. AM1.1.3a?

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YOU DON'T SAY.

i ment when did they release a new cpu line.

Socket AM1 was announced back in March/April, but were not released until....1 or 2 months ago (?)

It's an low-power, entry-level line of APUs based off the "Kabini" architecture.  The socket AM1 APUs that are currently available are 25W variants, but if my memory is correct,  19W / 15W options are available in the near future. 

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Socket AM1 was announced back in March/April, but were not released until....1 or 2 months ago (?)

It's an low-power, entry-level line of CPUs based off the "Kabini" architecture.  The socket AM1 APUs that are currently available are 25W variants, but if my memory is correct,  19W / 15W options are available in the near future. 

 

A few months, Kabini if i remember.

 

But to answer OP they never made AM1, it was 939. And it's better than the other name of FS1b. Also might have something to do with pins but AMD pin counts have changed very little since 754. (always been around 938-942 pins).

 

However I don't know where they will go from here. AM1.1.3a?

 

AM1 was announced on February... OK, it's a money/power saving platform basically

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM1

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AM1 isnt a socket, its the platform (yes i know -.-)

 

socket is  FS1b

 

 

to make an analogy, AM1 refers to what would in a non SOC chip, the chipset, while FS1b refers to the actual socket

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