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Thuban Speeds released?

Interesting, clock speeds don't really mean a great deal until we've seen prices and performance figures though.
 
jrwagh333 said:
Because it is going to 32nm with Bulldozer. I think I read somewhere that Thuban is a desktop "port" of their 6core server CPUs
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Disappointing though they could have really given Intel a run for their money with a low cost 32nm, at 45nm it probably won't overclock too well though.

When is Bulldozer out the second half of this year?
 
AMD has always been behind Intel in fab technology but hopefully over the next few years they will be more competitive in this area. The recent 1.25 billion dollar settlement with Intel also had other implications as now AMD does not need to own fabs any more if they want to make x86 processors. This means AMD like ATI are free to choose what fab they use instead of having to invest billions of dollars into process development and running of fabs.
 
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Hurrah, that sounds like good news. Hopefully better competition at the high end will bring prices down a little? We can but hope.
 
Repost from my post in PII Overclocking, RE Thuban, Zosma and Bulldozer:

Thuban X6 CPU which will be:

2.6ghz + 'Turbo Mode' X6 1035T 95w TDP
2.8ghz + 'Turbo Mode' X6 1055T 95w TDP
3.0ghz + 'Turbo Mode' X6 1075T 125w TDP
and not yet confirmed...
3.2ghz + 'Turbo Mode' X6 1095T? 140w? TDP

Limited information on 'Turbo Mode' expected to be a 300 - 400mhz increase in single core apps like the i5/i7 have

You will also have the new Zosma which are Thuban cores will two disabled cores (is the general consensus)

960T 95w - 3.4ghz
975T 95w - 3.6ghz

There is limited information on these are they are Q2 2010 release.

Now what's perhaps more interesting is that "Scorpius" platform (Bulldozer Core, 4 / 8 core 32nm, ATI 6xxx series GPU) Are now being shown on the AMD road map as AM3 components.

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AMD Road Map from CeBIT 2010
Source: http://www.golem.de/1003/73484.html
Direct Link: http://scr3.golem.de/screenshots/1003/AMD-Thuban/thumb480/z000006-AMD-Roadmap.png
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The really nice thing should be the ability to set some nice P-State profiles with these new six core.. P-State profiles allow you to dynamically set processor speed and vcore based on loading.. a bit like speedstep but you can over-clock with it as well.. i.e. more frequency on one or two core loads, less frequency when loading 4 - 6 cores
 
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eddyc said:
Do all AM3 chips work in all AM3 boards or is it more complex than that?
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Yes (and currently AM2+, although if Bulldozer is AM3 might not working in AM2+ if it doesnt have a DDR2 IMC) you may need a BIOS update.. and you may be limited over clocking wise on older boards with less VRM's for instance
 
dmxdex2020 said:
Bout time AMD when triple channel memory.
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why? Tri channel gives at most a 5% increase in synthetic performance where it can really be stretched.. I accept some people may need 12gb of RAM however most people will not.. There is no real-world difference between the two
 
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