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AMD Preps First AM3-based Sempron Processors

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AMD is preparing its first set of Sempron processors based on the DDR3 supportive AM3 package. The first one, codenamed "Sargas" is a single-core chip that comes across as a single-core variant of the Athlon II X2 "Regor". It features a broad 3.6 GT/s HyperTransport 3.0 system interface, 128 KB of L1 and 1 MB of L2 cache, a dual-channel DDR2/DDR3 memory interface, an up-to-date AMD feature and instruction-set including AMD64, SSE4A, and AMD-V.

Sargas is built on Global Foundries' 45 nm SOI process, and has an operating voltage range of 0.85 ~ 1.35 V. The first SKU based on this core is the Sempron X1 140 (model: SDX140HBGQBOX). It has a clock speed of 2.70 GHz, and a bus multiplier of 13.5x. At that speed, its TDP is rated at 45W. It will be available towards the end of this week, priced around 35 Euro.
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Yeah, i've been researching this today too. But i don't really see the market for it. Sure, it's cheap, but you can get a decent dual core for that price and a brilliant one for a little more. It has a low TDP of 45W, but if that's what you're after then you'd get something like this.

I'm sure there's somewhere it would fit in, but i can't figure it out. Anyone?
 
But the question remains... why? Overclocking? Nothing particularly special about it. Performance? It's a single core. Price? Cheap, but you can get dual core's for that price.
 
I dont get why AMD are releasing Semprons while the have the Athlon II's coming out too:confused: They are starting to get as bad as Intel with the Celeron Dual Core, Pentium Dual Core, Core 2, etc.
 
Unlocking dual cores? That's just a whole new level of confusion. They're going to be crippled dual cores? I don't get that. Most dual core's a crippled quads... so if this was a €35 quad core...
 
How do you know? And that must mean that they're crippled Athlon II X2's, because they're the only true dual cores they make any more, and have a DDR3 memory controller.
 
That's just the point though. It's not. The proper dual cores are still dirt cheap and are a better option. And AMD aren't selling this for it to be unlocked. They're strongly against unlocking, because every CPU that gets unlocked is a CPU they don't sell at a higher price.
 
why would a office machine want DDR3 -.- well I can take into account that DDR3 runs at a lower voltage

cos thats why you buy this type of CPU for office use imo
 
If you saved say £10 a year or even £5 a year on all the new pcs using DDR3 instead of DDR2, you would make that choice, especially with a fleet of computers.
 
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