AMD six-core core processors in short supply

Posted on Tuesday, June 15 2010 @ 19:56 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

DigiTimes reports supply of AMD's six-core CPUs falls short of demand due to the company's caution about placing orders:

AMD is seeing the supply of its six-core processors fall short due to its caution about placing orders, according to sources from motherboard makers.

Due to their advantage over pricing, inquiries in retail channels for AMD's six-core processors was strong in the second quarter and boosted demand for the company's 800-series motherboards, the sources noted.

But, the shortage of six-core processor has affected the sales of 800-series motherboards and has also impacted the supply schedule of its quad-core CPUs including the Phenom II 960T, the sources pointed out.

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