AMD CPU/APU question

[pit5000]

I'm a little confused by the cpu/apu part numbers and the sockets

 

Intel's stuff is easier:

Pentium, Celeron is the low end stuff (LGA 1150)

i3, i5, i7 is the main steam (LGA 1150)

i7 extreme, xeon for the high end stuff nobody can afford (LGA 2011)

 

 

some somebody explain the names/sockets for the AMD parts and what market segment they fit into? (FX, AM3+, AM2, Athlon II, Athlon, FM2, etc...)

 

 

[Titanicium]

It ain't that easy

 

Here you got all the scokets you need ^^

 

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

[Tea1337]

You can use THIS To look at the socket and the processors that go with it.

[NinjaStyle013]

fx 4000 is budget, 6000 mid range & the 8000 is kinda mid to high range dependant on the usage

 

A4 is budget, A6 is mid-low, A8 is mid & A10 is mid

 

everything else by amd is low.

[Jack.EXE]

So as far back as Newegg sells at this moment:

 

Semphron: single core, low end CPU, Locked multiplier, Socket AM3 $30-40

 

Athlon II : Entry level, 2, 3, & 4 core CPUs, mostly locked (Look for K in the model number for unlocked), No L3 Cache, Sockets AM3 & FM1 (Check before you buy) $60-80

 

Phenom II: Mainstream, 2, 3, 4, & 6 core CPUs, Mostly unlocked (look for Black Editions), last gen, Socket AM3 $80-200

 

FX: Mainstream, 4, 6, & 8 core CPUs, All unlocked, Newest, Socket AM3+ $100-200

 

Opteron: Server, 6, 8, 12, & 16 core CPUs, Locked multiplier, Sockets C34 & G36 (Check before you buy) $180-600

 

A4: Low End, Dual core, 128 Shaders (VLIW), Mostly Locked (Look For Ks), Socket FM2 $40-60

 

A6: Entry Level, Dual Core, 256 Shaders (VLIW), Mostly locked (Look For Ks), Socket FM2 $60-80

 

A8: Mainstream, Quad Core, 256 Shaders (VLIW), Mostly Unlocked (Look For Ks), Socket FM2 $80-100

 

A10: Mainstream, Quad Core, 384 Shaders (VLIW), Mostly Unlocked (Look For Ks), Socket FM2 $100-160

 

Athlon: Mainstream, Quad Core, No Shaders, Mostly Unlocked (Look For Ks), Socket FM2 $70-90

 

 

Hoped this helped!

 

Edit: Added prices

[The Benjamins]

AM3+ is for amd cpu's and FM2 and FM2+ is for APU's, FM2 apus work in FM2+ mobo's

[Glenwing]

FX goes on AM3+, higher performance and no integrated graphics.

A-series goes on FM2+, F is for fusion which is their project for integrating CPU and GPU together.

 

"+" sockets are backwards compatible with older CPUs from the "non +" socket (i.e AM3+ socket can take the older AM3 CPUs too, that's why it's "+" and not AM4, which would break compatibility)