AMD  announced its Athlon 64 FX-57 processor targeting the power-hungry segment. Despite a dual-core release from Intel, AMD is holding true to its single core solution for gamers – a segment the company is highly regarded in.

"AMD recognizes that today's games are single-threaded. Users who crave the absolute best performance on 3D games and extreme applications can experience realistic physics and lighting, as well as gripping artificial intelligence and sound, with the single-core AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor," said Bob Brewer, corporate VP of AMD’s desktop business, MPU solutions sector, in a statement.

He continued: "Since the AMD Athlon FX processor was first introduced, AMD has consistently delivered the absolute best performing PC processor for games. Now in our fourth iteration, the AMD Athlon 64 FX family of processors continues to remain unmatched in the industry, designed to provide even the most demanding gamer with reduced memory latency and increased performance."

AMD said it plans to introduce a dual-core version of the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor when multi-threaded software games are available to take advantage of its benefits.

The AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor is available immediately. Systems based on the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor are expected to be available from a number of OEMs, including Amitech, Levi, Elite PC, Planet Computers, Velocity Micro, Voodoo PC and Thirdwave.