Achieving a library level of quietness
Reference coolers arent usually all that exciting or particularly newsworthy, though in this case, AMD deserves a shout out for finally introducing some new air cooling solutions.
First up is the Wraith. It replaces the stock air cooler that AMDs been using for the past several years, though as of right now its only available with the companys FX 8370 CPU.
The Wraith is noticeably bigger than the one it replaces, and that added footprint is put to good use—it has a larger fan that spins at a low RPM to deliver what AMD claims is 34 percent more airflow than its predecessor, while the body offers 24 percent more surface area to dissipate heat. That allows it to do a better job cooling than its predecessor, while operating at a "near-silent 39 decibels, about as quiet as a library," which is one-tenth the noise level of its predecessor, AMD says.
The fan also brings a unique styling to the table with a fan shroud and backlit illumination for added bling.
In addition to the Wraith, AMD trotted out a new 95W stock cooler that its including with half a dozen other processors, including a pair of new ones. They include the following:
- AMD A10-7860K (new)
- AMD A8-7670K
- AMD A8-7650K
- AMD Athlon X4 870K
- AMD Athlon X4 860K
- AMD Athlon X4 845 (new)
The Athlon X4 845 is AMDs first desktop chip based on its Excavator x86 architecture. Its a quad-core part clocked at 3.5GHz to 3.8GHz with 2MB of L2 cache and a 65W TDP. It doesnt have any built-in graphics, but in lieu of that, AMD touts a high IPC (instructions per clock) and budget friendly price tag ($70).
AMDs other new addition, the A10-7860K, features four Steamroller cores clocked at 3.6GHz to 4GHz. It also has 4MB of L2 cache, a 65W TDP, and eight built-in Radeon R7 graphics cores clocked at 757MHz. Its priced at $117.
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