AMD is working on a new line of processor's, based on the Piledriver-architecture. These will have to replace the current processor's which are working with the Bulldozer-architecture.

You can pre-order the processor's in a webshop already, which revealed the price...

The prices will vary from 130 to 250 dollars. The processor's without the on board GPU's will have to compete with the Core-i5 and Core-i7 processor's of Intel.

These new FX processor's are released in each the 4000, 6000 and 8000 series. The 4000 series will have 4 cores, the 600 series will have 6 cores and the 8000 series will obviously have 8 cores. The clockspeeds are higher than on their predecesorr's, the FX-8350 can get to 4.2 Ghz with the turbo-boost. According to AMD they are octo-cores.

Here are all the processor's so you can have a clear look.

FX-4300:

Clock speed: 3,8Ghz (4,0 Ghz turbo)

L3-cache: 4MB

Power: 95W

Price: 131$

FX-6300:

Clock Speed: 3,5Ghz (4,1 turbo)

L3-Cache: 8 MB

Power: 95W

Price: 176$

FX-8320

Clock Speed: 3,5Ghz (4,0 Ghz turbo)

L3-Cache: 8MB

Power: 125W

Price: 242$

FX-8350

Clock Speed: 4,0Ghz (4,2Ghz turbo)

L3-Cahce: 8MB

Power: 125W

Price: 253$

Your thoughts on the new series and prices of these CPU's?