A75 and A55, two FM1 socket platforms

Lynx platforms will be marketed under two names: A75 and A55. These two acronyms are adopted by all motherboards and chipsets manufacturers and differs for the adopted chipset (Fusion Controller Hub or FCH). Indeed we have the D3 Hudson and D2 Hudson FCH that fit respectively to models A75 and A55. The main differences between the two platforms affect the the latest generation interfaces, 6Gb/s SATA and USB 3.0. While the D3 Hudson chipset (A75) has well 6 6Gb/s SATA and 4 USB 3.0, in the other none of the other new standard is supported, the user will have to settle for 3Gb/s SATA and USB 2.0, unless taking third party controllers solutions. The integrated USB 3.0 controller in the chipset is a big step forward compared to current technologies. Until now, all motherboard manufacturers have had to use third party controllers from NEC, or Etron, with performance and cost often unpromising. AMD has integrated for the first time both the 6Gb/s SATA, both the USB 3.0 inside of its chipsets in order to ensure a high level of connectivity at an affordable price. The target price of these motherboards with A75 chipsets is in fact less than 100 Euro.

As for the SATA connections, both chipsets implement RAID 0, 1 and 10.