AMD Shanghai hits retailers

AMD's 45-nm Shanghai server CPU has popped up at online retailers. According to News.com the Opteron 837X and 838X are available on Buy.com and PC Connection. These 8-Way CPUs range in price from $1,266 for the Opteron 8378, up to $2,336 for the Opteron 8384. The 8384 runs at 2.7GHz with 6MB of L3 cache and a TDP of 75W, while the 8378 is clocked at 2.4GHz. PC Connection offers the same CPUs for slightly more than buy.com. 

For 2P servers, Buy.com also offers the 2.6GHz Opteron 2382 (priced at $949) and the 2.5GHz Opteron 2380 for $759. Again, PC Connection also has listings for these same CPUs but at higher prices.

News.com reports that AMD will officially launch Shanghai on Nov 13th.