AMD has decided that processors with the K8L core, AMD's first single-die quad-core processor, will initially be built for Socket AM2+, rather than the new AM3 socket. Socket AM3 is planned to be used for DDR3 memory support, but AMD wants K8L processors (called Altair) to use DDR2 memory, at least at first.
As a side note, AM2+ is only different from AM2 in that it uses HyperTransport 3.0 rather than HyperTransport 1.0. Socket AM2+ is considered to be a transitional socket to accomodate K8L.
It's probably just as well, considering that DDR3 will be quite expensive for a while. Just think about how much it costs to upgrade from a 256MB card to a 512MB card with the same GPU. And multiply that by 8 if you want 2GB of DDR3, assuming the price doesn't go up as the modules get more dense, which of course it will.
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Written by WoobiaEroveva
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Core 2 Duo is already making an impact, and in a good way too. This jump from netburst has seen the largest ever improvement in performance from an architectural transition, completely annihilating all previous benchmarks.
If Core 2 Duo is so fast, just imagine what you could do with twice the power. Luckily, it's not as far off as you may think. Introducing Core 2 Quadro, codename - Kentsfield. Due for launch in Q1 2007, this will be no doubt the fastest mainstream CPU manking has ever seen (Unless of course AMD roll out K8L earlier and it actually performs any better than the Core 2 architecture).
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Now there's a word we like to see in our inbox. Overclocking. Rodney brings out the implements of torture and finds out what it takes to make an Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.14GHz processor crack. The best bit is, the whole things captured in video so you can watch the processor fry in realtime. Woohoo.
Details over the page.
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Written by WoobiaEroveva
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There was a time when dual-core processors were out of the reach of quite a few people. However, things have moved on as it's now possible to get a dual core processor for under £80. But till now, the only processors available in this price range were the Pentium D 805 and the newly releaded D 915. Unfortunately, these processors are based on the ancient netburst architecture and are hence plauged with high power consumption and heat output.
AMD has just released a new dual core CPU to compete with the above mentioned offerings from Intel. Dubbed the 3600+ X2, it retains the 2.0 GHz clock frequency of the 3800+ X2, but has had the amount of L2 cache axed from 512 kB to 256 kB.
This new chip is expected to retail at the $135 mark, which makes it one of the best price/perfomance offerings on the market today.
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Here's a handy little tool that recently dropped into our news mailbox.
Pick an Intel processor and easily identify the specs. All current Intel processors can be now again simply identified.
Because for the launch of the new product models, the brand-new Intel Core 2 Duo and
Core 2 Extreme, as well as the Intel Core Duo and Core Solo processors are now
integrated in the latest interactive product ID guide.
This interactive Intel product ID guide is used for the fast and easy identification
of the current Intel processors and will show on the basis of the processor number
immediately the exact values like e.g. frequency, L2 Cache, etc.
Now if only it could tell you how much each processor will overclock and where you can buy them from. That would be neat!
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Hardware Secrets takes a look at the ever sexy Conroe CPUs entering the market. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) and Intel Core Extreme X6800 (2.93 GHz) processors are two hign end samples from the new Intel desktop CPU family based on the new Core microarchitecture.
Core 2 is the new desktop CPU family from Intel, based on the new Core microarchitecture. For desktops Core 2 comes in two flavors: Core 2 Duo, which replaces Pentium D, and Core 2 Extreme, which replaces Pentium Extreme Edition. Core 2 desktop version was formerly known as Conroe and in this review we will check the performance of two models, Core 2 Duo E6700, which runs at 2.66 GHz, and Core 2 Extreme X6800, which runs at 2.93 GHz. We will compare them to the most high-end CPUs from AMD to date, including Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Athlon 64 FX-62. Who has the fastest desktop CPU, Intel or AMD? Read on.
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Written by WoobiaEroveva
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Intel is to soon announce a new addition to it's excellent line up of Core 2 duo processors. The 6th member of the family is dubbed the E4300, which replaces the originally intended 1.6 GHz E4200. The E4300 is to have a clock speed of 1.8 GHz and sports a 2 MB L2 cache. However, unlike the rest of the lineup, will run at a bus speed of 800 MHz opposed to 1066 MHz.
Pricing is unknown as of now, but we think it will retail around the $150 mark. The CPU is Intel's weapon against the 3600+ X2, AMD's low budget dual core solution.
It is expected that by Q1 2007, Core 2 Duo will have replaced the Pentium D, and take over Intel's mainstream market.
We'll run some benchmarks with the E4300 once we obtain an engineer sample, so keep reading!!
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Hardware Secrets gets to grip with the high-end CPU from AMD, the Athlon 64 FX-62, a dual-core CPU running at 2.8 GHz with two 1 MB L2 memory caches. It's based on the new AM2 socket and supports DDR2 memories.
Here is a snippet:
"Athlon 64 FX-62 is right now the most high-end CPU from AMD, incorporating dual-core technology, socket AM2 (i.e. DDR2 memory support), 2.8 GHz internal clock and 1 MB L2 memory cache for each core. We had the chance of reviewing this beast and compare it to other dual-core CPUs from AMD: Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (socket AM2, 2.6 GHz, 512 MB L2 memory cache), Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (socket 939, 2.4 GHz, 512 MB L2 memory cache) and Athlon FX-60 (socket 939, 2.6 GHz, 1 MB L2 memory cache). Let’s see how this new CPU performs. "
With Conroe right around the corner, it looks like AM2 and the FX-62 is due for a serious Intel spanking.
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Here's a useful guide for AMD owners from Overclocked Inside.
The interactive product ID guide for the fast identification of all current AMD Athlon 64
processors is now online in the new version 2.1
It includes now all Socket AM2 and Socket S1 based processors and furthermore all current AMD Athlon 64 X2 and Turion 64 X2 dual core CPUs.
For simple identification select the product ID (OPN label) of the AMD Athlon 64 CPU
over the drop-down fields and see immediately the description of the selected processor
within the virtual CPU picture. (e.g. type, codename, revision, frequency, Vcore, temperature, Cache, number of CPUs, etc.). There's probably no easier way to identify the data without an installation of the CPU.
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