AMD FX
AMD FX is a series of high-end AMD microprocessors for personal computers which debuted in 2011, claimed as AMD's first native 8-core desktop processor. The line was introduced with the Bulldozer microarchitecture at launch (codenamed "Zambezi"), and was then succeeded by its derivative Piledriver in 2012 (codenamed "Vishera").
An AMD FX 8310 | |
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| Launched | March 2011 |
| Marketed by | AMD |
| Designed by | AMD |
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| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 2.1 GHz to 5.0 GHz |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Technology node | 32 nm to 28 nm |
| Microarchitecture | Bulldozer, Piledriver |
| Instruction set | AMD64/x86-64, MMX(+), SSE1, 2, 3, 3s, 4.1, 4.2, 4a, AES, CLMUL, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4, CVT16/F16C, BMI1, ABM, TBM, AMD-V |
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| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | Phenom II |
| Successor(s) | Ryzen |
The line aimed at competing with the Intel Core line of desktop processors, in particular processors based on Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge architectures.
FX has been succeeded by the Ryzen brand of CPUs, based on the Zen architecture, which initially launched in 2017 to compete with Intel's later generation processors such as Skylake.
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