Today at the CeBIT computer trade show in Hannover, Germany, AMD announced its new flagship CPU, the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. The AMD Athlon FX-53 replaces the current Athlon 64 FX-51 and is only the second Athlon 64 FX processor AMD has released since first introducing the line in September of last year.

　　The new AMD Athlon FX-53 features the same 64-bit x86 support, integrated dual channel DDR memory controller, and 1024KB L2 cache as its predecessor, but it boasts a higher 2.4GHz clock frequency than the Athlon 64 FX-51 processor's 2.2GHz frequency speed.

　　In addition, the Athlon 64 FX-53 processor uses the same 130nm SOI (Silicon-on-Insulator) manufacturing process, features the 940-pin package, and also has the same DDR memory limitation that requires the use of registered DDR memory instead of the more common, non-ECC DDR memory.

　　AMD has stated that the processor "will be available in limited quantities from select high-performance PC manufacturers worldwide" and will be priced at "$733 in 1,000 unit quantities."

　　Reportedly, the next Athlon 64 FX family revision will likely include a new 90nm manufacturing process, a move to the 939-pin package, and support for non-ECC DDR memory.