How To Decipher AMD's New CPU Naming Code
Remember the old days when you knew how good a chip was by looking at its clock speed? Good times, long gone: Intel abandoned transparent naming schemes long ago, while AMD stuck it out, using the old-style numbers to advertise its silicon long after MHz became mostly irrelevant. Now, however it's swirling its way down the same toilet.
That everyone hates the way processor model are mismarketed is a plain fact, but AMD's new scheme is carefully crafted to be as confusing as possible.
The first letter in the model number refers to processor class: G for top-end gaming models, B for business-level intermediate chips, and L for the loser-class processors formerly known as Semprons. The second letter refers to the thing's thermal characteristics; P for power-hungry models that suck 65W or more, S for models that use exactly 65W, and E for economical chips that use less than 65W. The final four-digit number isn't explained.
Don't worry about that, though, because some of AMD's processors won't adhere to the scheme at all, dropping the class designations and using To-Be-Determined model designation codes. Pictured top-right is a table of forthcoming models from DailyTech.com.
AMD Expands Upcoming Processor Branding [DailyTech]
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