AMD Launches Three Kaveri APU SKUs in February 2014 – Feature Set For A10 and A8 APUs Detailed

Boomstick777 · 27 Oct 2013 at 19:42

AMD is currently preparing their next generation Kaveri APU which would be featured on the high-end desktop PC platform. The new Kaveri APU is going to be the company’s first processor to feature their refined Steamroller core architecture based on the 28nm process and thanks to VR-Zone, we have details regarding its features and launch date.

Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-launches-ka...ature-set-a10-a8-apus-detailed/#ixzz2ixA6PLMi

Boomstick777 · 27 Oct 2013 at 23:55

=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
Very impressive, will give us an idea how steamroller runs, but to be honest steamroller 8 core or go home

I remember Roy Taylor hinting at an sort of extreme APU, highly clocked, compared it to the FX 9590. If it has a decent amount of shaders could be an awesome all in one solution for a lot of people.

I'm sure AMD have non igpu 8 core chips for the Desktop planned, they just don't want to give anything away just yet.

Boomstick777 · 28 Oct 2013 at 10:21

Martini1991 said:
we've got another badly executed platform on our hands.

That should be AMD's slogan

Kaveri looks decent imo, I like the idea of an all in one system. If Kaveri chips get Mantle and true audio, that's a nice bonus. Hopefully we get some info on desktop Steamroller CPU's next. Although AMD seem to have gotten better at keeping things under NDA.

Boomstick777 · 2 Nov 2013 at 22:45

No GDDR5 support on Kaveri

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/33018-no-gddr5-support-on-kaveri

Boomstick777 · 3 Nov 2013 at 20:27

Here’s a look at a Kaveri APU engineering sample

http://vr-zone.com/articles/heres-look-kaveri-apu-engineering-sample/62565.html

Boomstick777 · 13 Nov 2013 at 14:33

Kaveri looks like it's going to be decent, not long till release now tbh. Wander if desktop Steamroller chips will follow after the Kaveri launch..

Boomstick777 · 13 Nov 2013 at 15:02

cheesyboy said:
If they were going to produce 8-core and up Steamroller CPUs, you would think they might plan to use them in their server range. Since their server roadmap indicates Piledriver cores for all of 2014, it looks very unlikely that we'll see 8-core steamroller on the desktop, sadly

http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/news/2013-06/amd_opteron_roadmap.png

What about 8 core non igpu parts on the FM2+ platform?

I've seen rumors of 8+ cores and bringing back the 'Phenom' monikor, (Just saying). We really have no idea at this point

. AMD play their cards close to the chest these days.

Boomstick777 · 18 Nov 2013 at 21:09

d_brennen said:
Note this is the 7850k, an odd position in the normal naming scheme, you'd expect 7800K to sit atop the pile... Is there a 7870 or 7900k?

Very possibly a better APU waiting in the wings to be launched later on. LtMatt's guru 'Roy Taylor' said he was interested in launching a monster APU, likened it to FX 9590 in the CPU space.. Hopefully that means more than higher clock speeds and hot

. Maybe 6-8 cores on an APU with more SPU's as well...?

Boomstick777 · 19 Nov 2013 at 22:30

Martini1991 said:
Shame DDR4 isn't about.

Kaveri will be excellent, but perhaps let down by its memory bandwidth.

Yep, planning on a Kaveri build for my nephew. He wants to build his first PC in the spring. Kaveri would be ideal for first PC, gaming / web stuff. AMD def onto something good with the APU's.

Boomstick777 · 23 Nov 2013 at 22:42

^^ Nice find CAT-THE-FIFTH.

Boomstick777 · 24 Nov 2013 at 10:12

Looks like an 8 core might be possible with Kaveri APU's. I'll be having myself some of that if / when they launch.

http://wccftech.com/amd-kaveri-apu-...ce-uplift-richland-platform-details-unveiled/

Boomstick777 · 24 Nov 2013 at 15:39

Boomstick777 · 26 Nov 2013 at 17:54

Gibbo said:
Got these beauts on my desk, shall get round to testing them soon.

Can we expect a preview of performance?

Boomstick777 · 30 Nov 2013 at 13:05

AMD On Kaveri APU x86 Performance Against Intel Haswell,”We’ll Lose” – Flagship APU To Cost Around $150

Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-kaveri-apu-...ell-lose-flagship-apu-cost-150/#ixzz2m8M2CPSb

Boomstick777 · 30 Nov 2013 at 19:20

I'm not sure how it's even a fair comparison to put Haswell against Kaveri in CPU performance terms, like they mention in that article. Kaveri is a about an all in one budget chip. I really hope AMD launch a desktop CPU only (No igp) Steamroller chip with more cores and cache. That at least could potentially compare favorably against the Haswell i5's. Maybe not in raw ipc but overall performance, where extra cores would pull ahead in encoding etc. Very tempted to move to an AMD 8 core setup if AMD do ever release Steamroller CPU for desktop.

Boomstick777 · 2 Dec 2013 at 12:24

teppic said:
Ordered this, only ~£55:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/A88XMPLUS/

It has a heatsink on the VRMs, unlike the Gigabyte boards.

My 6800K that's sitting in its sealed box will finally get some use until Kaveri.

Looks like a nice mobo, especially for that price.

Boomstick777 · 2 Dec 2013 at 13:45

teppic said:
Yup, I'm putting together a Micro ATX Steambox and HTPC system. When Kaveri's out hopefully it'll have enough grunt to run games at 1080p

That'll be a nice build. In terms of bang for buck though, An intel Pentium or maybe an i3 plus that OCUK HD 7850 2GB For £90 would be a better all round system. Wouldn't fit so snuggly in a Micro ATX case though

Boomstick777 · 2 Dec 2013 at 15:33

We have a 5800K / 8GB / SSD system here, ideal for a budget setup. Thing is as i3 prices come down they are a viable alternative. If Kaveri comes in at the same price point as 5800K/6800K it would be the better option..

Boomstick777 · 2 Dec 2013 at 17:54

Those Pentium / i3's shouldn't be underestimated. If you look at the Intel Core i3-3250 for example, it beats the 6800K by about 25% single threaded, and even though it physically only has 2 cores with HF it's still able to keep up in multithreaded progs vs the 6800k http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/441/AMD_A10-Series_A10-6800K_vs_Intel_Core_i3_i3-3250.html. The Haswell Pentium / i3's are even faster.

My boys PC has Intel Pentium G2120 (Ivybridge) and a HD 7950 3GB. It has no problems playing all the latest games at decent settings. Impressive for the low cost of the chip.

If the upcoming Kaveri can match i3 level IPC and have 4 cores, it will be very impressive. I'll be building a few rigs with Kaveri. I hope it's decent.

Boomstick777 · 2 Dec 2013 at 22:34

^^ DDR3 in 2015, well that's killed a bit of the excitement for upcoming APU's for me lol. Was hoping we would see 6-8 core APU with DDR4 in 2015.