Distributors in Europe and North America will begin shipping both OEM and retail boxes of the Phenom II 920 and Phenom II 940 starting December 18th (Europe), according to one distributor, and December 20th (North America).
The Phenom II X4 920 SKU will sell at about $US235 to retailers, while the overclocking whiz-kid, the Phenom II X4 940 will ship at $US275. At least one distributor says December 20th is the ETA for the shipment.
This puts the Phenom II X4 940 just under the Core 2 Quad 9550, while the Phenom II X4 920 will undercut the Q9400.
For us Aussies.. they are planning to release here with a similar timetable.. AMD are trying to have the new Phenom IIs widely available by January 8th in Australia