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UPDATE 2:
- Consumers who filed a claim in the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CPUs class action lawsuit have been receiving second payments of up to $8.77 from the settlement fund in early June 2021.
- Congratulations to everyone who filed a claim and got PAID!
UPDATE:
- On April 21, 2020, approved claimants started receiving Advanced Micro Devices settlement checks in the mail for as much as $152.10.
A class action settlement of $12.1 million will resolve claims that Advanced Micro Devices Inc. misrepresents the number of “cores” in its AMD FX CPUs.
An estimated 1 million consumers are eligible for this Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CPU class action settlement. Eligible consumers include individuals who, while living in California or after visiting the AMD website, purchased one or more of the following AMD CPUs: FX-8120, FX-8150, FX-8320, FX-8350, FX-8370, FX-9370, or FX-9590.
The AMD CPU class action was filed in November 2015, over claims that the computer processor company misrepresented their “Bulldozer” lines of CPUs. The company allegedly marketed these CPUs as having “8 cores” but the AMD CPU class action alleged that the products only contained four cores.
Plaintiff Tony Dickey allegedly purchased two of AMD’s Bulldozer CPUs in March 2015 after seeing advertisements that the products contained “8 cores.” In his AMD CPU class action, Dickey argues that he would not have made his purchases if he knew the representations were false or, if he did purchase the CPUs, he would have paid less for them.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has not admitted any wrongdoing but has agreed to pay $12.1 million to resolve the AMD CPU class action claims against them. The settlement fund will cover administration fees, court costs, attorneys’ fees, Class representative awards, and payments to Class Members.
The settlement will provide up to $300 per CPU purchased. Exact compensation per CPU will depend on the number of valid claims filed and the number of CPUs claimed. Each CPU will be associated with a proportional share of the net settlement fund.
Class Members can claim up to five CPU purchases without providing proof of purchase. If they wish to claim any more than five, Class Members must provide proof of purchase in the form of receipts or other documentation.
To benefit from the AMD CPU class action settlement, Class Members need to submit a Claim Form online or through the mail by Jan. 3, 2020. The deadline for exclusion and objection is Dec. 9, 2019. The final approval hearing for the settlement is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2020.
Who’s Eligible
Individuals who, while living in California or after visiting the AMD website, purchased one or more of the following AMD CPUs: FX-8120, FX-8150, FX-8320, FX-8350, FX-8370, FX-9370, or FX-9590.
Potential Award
Up to $300 per CPU.
Proof of Purchase
Proof of purchase required for Class Members claiming more than five CPUs.
Claim Form
NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.
Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you’re unsure if you qualify, please read the FAQ section of the Settlement Administrator’s website to ensure you meet all standards (Top Class Actions is not a Settlement Administrator). If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.
Claim Form Deadline
1/3/2020
Case Name
Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Case No. 4:15-cv-04922, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Final Hearing
2/20/2020
UPDATE: The AMD CPUs Class Action Settlement was granted final approval on February 21, 2020. Let Top Class Actions know when you receive a check in the comments section below or on our Facebook page.
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Settlement Administrator
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, PA 19103
1-855-414-4964
info@amdcpusettlement.com
Class Counsel
Rafey S. Balabanian
Todd Logan
EDELSON PC
Defense Counsel
Matthew D. Powers
E. Clay Marquez
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
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244 thoughts onAMD CPUs Class Action Settlement
Hey it says purchased in California or after you visited their website. You ever go on AMD’s website? Pretty sure I did and then bought mine in Illinois from Tigerdirect.com. I believe that qualifies.
Indeed. Mine was bought in 2017 from DirectCanada. Not sure if I am eligible or not given the same 8-core assumption.
I too went online and bought mine online after going to the AMD website. I also bought from TigerDirect.com based on their assumption that I was getting 8 cores not 4 cores. And I bought mine the end of 2014 beginning of 2015 with holiday money I received from family .
I have one of these chips it has 8 cores. Windows locks out 4 by default you had to go in and change settings to activate them. Not AMD’s fault
So whatever new procys AMD comes out with, just divide the number of advertised cores by 2 and that equals the number of “actual” cores – simple enough!
Yeah I purchased mine off of newegg.
How can the people who purchase it off newegg find out if they can submit the claim.
I received a letter in the mail about the lawsuit.
if you registered with newegg when you bought it you can see your invoice online. I found all my invoices by going in to my account and looking at purchases from 2015
Why is it only California? …also, what if I purchased an Amd CPU from a store located in California .. like newegg.com ?
It seems a bit vague on details and very specific.
Is it california only as they sell these all over?.
add me.
Hmmm…..my opinion…..$300 x 1 million = $300 million but apparently they think only 4% of the people will claim their $300? Sounds like BS to me especially seeing an 8 core chip likely cost $300+ more than a 4 core minimum. And if it were only 4 core to not admit guilt is a joke because it is actually a crime called fraud – a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities, last time I checked. So were these 8 core chips and AMD saw fighting a lawsuit would cost more money or were they playing with fraud and the people settling this case are looking for a quick payout?
I’m done with AMD until they admit guilt or prove they were 8 core. I now will be buying that Intel chip computer today instead. Thanks for helping me make up my mind AMD.
You clearly cant read. It says a potential of UP TO $300
it was an 8 core cpu, the issue was that even though there was 8 cores there was only 4 integer units to feed the cores and so the lawsuit alledged that for it to be considered a full core there should have been an integer unit per core just like the previous gen and intel stuff. their goal was to make basically a 4 core cpu with hyperthreading that worked more efficiently than the intel counterpart. the end result was an 8 core cpu that performed like a 4 core cpu in poorly parallelized workloads and an 8 core in easily parallelized workloads and people got butt hurt that they didn’t understand the architecture or the technology in the product
I’ve purchased countless AMD‘s! As a computer repair tech, I wouldn’t even know how many I’ve either replaced or purchased.
Add me x’s 1,000…
Except it is a specific chip, not all of them.
The best way for you not to get paid is for you to say add me without filling out the form yourself. Dont worry about what others will do and how many people will repsond thisis about your payment not what others will do. Nobody knows your info to add you and if you dont have proof of purchase all you can claim in 5 but if you dont fill out the form you will get $0.00… I will be more then willing to fill out the form for you once you send me your information but I will charge a fee of 50 % . Let me know what you think ????? This goes to all you add me people !!!!
Cool, now refund everyone you’ve charged, otherwise you’d likely be in trouble for getting the money for processor’s that aren’t yours.
Word. He better track down every single customer and give them their share of the money. If you resold/installed them, none of the money is yours. You got your cut already.
Can’t wait to see all the elderly folks chiming in that they want to be added. How many gaming PCs did you guys end up building?
I built at least 2 with the CPUs named in the lawsuit. One for Me and one for my Grandson. Grandson now has both computers since II built an Intel i7 6600k a few years ago. It currently has 1 TB NvME, 32 gig 3200 ram.
Just remembered, another 8120 for my nephew. Damn to late to add it.