It looks like the B3 will be the last "B" stepping the Barcelona core will get, and wherever Barcelona goes, Phenom can't be far behind. The "C" stepping will already be a part of the 45nm Shanghai core family, so everything should be in order to proceed with the next manufacturing process.

There were rumours, floating around, about the need for a fourth "B" stepping, which would indicate that the problem with the B2 wasn't over, but AMD has vigorously denied that. Let's rephrase that: it's confirmed that the B3 stepping doesn't suffer from any TLB bug.

Surely, by the time AMD begins selling their 45nm Phenoms, Intel will have solved their own "problems" with Penryn and we'll be able to buy them at sub-extreme prices. You can also buy a Phenom if you like them, of course.

Link: The Inquirer.

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