AMD’s First Llano Desktop Processors Hit E-tail

AMD last week released its first Llano-based desktop processors, the A8 and A6 series, and it appears that this week, the products will be making their way onto e-tailer shelves. At the time of writing, it seems that only Newegg currently has stock (we checked four others), and even there, only two of the four models are being offered; A8-3850 and A6-3650.

Both of the available processors are 100W models and come in at 2.9GHz and 2.6GHz, respectively. The GPU is significantly slower on the A6-3650, and for that reason and also the CPU clock drop, it retails for $119.99, opposed to the $139.99 for the A8-3850.

Of course, these processors are useless without an appropriate motherboard, so to fill that void, Newegg is currently offering 9 different FM1 models, all based on the A75 chipset. It seems that neither the A55 or 65W processor parts were of much immediate concern to either AMD or Newegg, or perhaps both. Nonetheless, of the 9 available boards, 4 are from GIGABYTE, 2 from MSI, 2 from Biostar and the other from MSI.

The GIGABYTE A75-UD4H that we’ve been conducting all of our testing with is retailing for $129.99, whereas the ASUS board we’ll also be testing, the F1A75-M PRO, sells for ten bucks less. The least expensive launch offering is Biostar’s TA75M+ at $95, and the most expensive has a tie, with the previously mentioned GIGABYTE board and ASUS’ F1A75-V PRO both selling for $130.

We’re still working on our Lynx article to give you guys a good look at what AMD brings to the table. After the launch, we decided to take some extra time to dig a bit deeper and try some different tests. Our article when posted is going to be more of an A8-3850 vs. Core i3-2100, rather than a full-blown CPU review, since that’s the best way to properly present the product in our minds.

Have AMD’s Lynx processors made it on any of your “must buy” lists so far?