Richland-based AMD Athlon X4 FM2 CPUs Launched
A number of Athlon X4 chips for the FM2 socket have silently surfaced on numerous retailers and sellers.
It appears that AMD has silently launched a new series of processors based on the Richland architecture. These CPUs are the new Athlon X4 CPUs that will work in the FM2 socket. The only difference between these chips and the Richland APUs, though, is that they do not feature the integrated graphics part. The chips feature higher clock speeds, and a number of them come with unlocked multipliers -- clearly, they target consumers who want the cheaper parts though have no intention of using the integrated graphics. Obviously, use of the chip will require a discrete graphics card.
The top of the line Athlon X4 760K comes in two flavors: a 760K version and a 760K Black Edition version. The two chips are nearly identical, with the only exception being that the Black Edition chip, as is typical from AMD, features an unlocked multiplier. They both feature a clock speed of 3.8 GHz, a boost speed of 4.1 GHz, and pack four cores. They also feature the same 100 W TDP as the A10-6800 part. The Black Edition chip is priced at around $130 while the standard 760K chip will cost around $100.
Other FM2 Athlon 'Richland'-based chips are expected later down the line.

looks like a ploy to confuse and trick interested buyers into getting a locked cpu.
Glad to see that AMD's starting to release some new parts. I would like to see one of these benchmarked to see what kinds of improvements have been made.
Phenom cores plus GCN iGPU would be a huge win for entry level gaming builds. would make some really interesting mini-ITX builds (as you can lose the GPU slot as well)
Also can't find the 760k non-black-edition anywhere.
Probably because it doesn't exist. The price of the black edition is currently what this article considers the locked version to be.
Have a look at Newegg,
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007670%20600372025&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20
A6-5400k, A6-6400k, A8-5600k, A8-6600k, A10-5800k, A10-6800k, Athlon x4 750k
All have unlocked multipliers. All have black boxes and have names that are followed by a "k". None are refered to as "Black Editions".
The odd man out is the Athlon x2 370, which has a black box, no K, but has been reported to have an ulocked multiplier. I could not find it on AMD's site to verify that though.
The odd man out is the Athlon x2 370, which has a black box, no K, but has been reported to have an ulocked multiplier. I could not find it on AMD's site to verify that though.
Nevertheless, the Athlon X2 370K does have a unlocked multiplier.
AMDs website is horrid.
I think this article is just full of misinformation.
You do realize you can use PCIe 3.0 cards in PCIe 2.0 slots? Also, no modern card can actually utilize the full bandwidth capacity of a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot.
Out of curiosity, which FM2 board did you buy? I find that FM2 boards offer a more sensible set of features and out of the box bios compatibility certainty than the AM3+ line up. The L3 cache on the FX 4xxx line is nice, however it's cheaper and less of a headache to buy the Trinity Athlons x4s.
You do realize you can use PCIe 3.0 cards in PCIe 2.0 slots? Also, no modern card can actually utilize the full bandwidth capacity of a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot.
It matters when you use 4x or 8x Pci-E slots.
Even 4x pci-e 3.0 van provide more bandwidth as a 8x pci- 2.0.