Reportedly, Advanced Micro Devices is working aggressively on their Phenom line up to provide users a powerful quad core processor chip. The firm is planning to release its quad-core Phenom 9050 series in 1-2 weeks time. The 9050 series include 9850, 9750, 9650, 9550 and 9150 processors. According to Digitimes, the top-end 9850 will only reach a core frequency of 2.5GHz, instead of the original goal of 2.6Ghz. AMD is also planning to launch triple-core Phenom 8750, 8650 and 8450 CPUs with power consumption of 65W in late April.

Prior to that, the company will launch the Athlon 64 X2 5800+ to fill the gap in the mainstream market, noted the sources. For the dual-core CPU market, AMD will launch the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Black Edition and 4600+ by the end of March and will follow with Phenom-based Athlon 6250 and 6050 CPUs by the end of the second quarter. The company has also informed customers that final orders for Athlon 64 X2 6400+, 6000+ and 5600+ (89W versions) will be taken at the end of March, the sources added.

[Via Digitimes]