AMD tri-core Phenoms due February '08
Two CPUs in initial run
AMD's first three-core processors, due to go on sale as part of its Phenom line-up, will arrive in February 2008, it has been claimed. There will be two of them: the 7600 and the 7700.
So claim motherboard maker moles by way of Taiwanese site DigiTimes. The two tri-cores will be clocked, they say, at 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz, respectively. Both will operate within an 89W thermal envelope.
Dual-core Phenoms won't arrive until Q2, the sources maintain. Then, we'll see the 6050 and 6250, both with TDPs of 65W. As yet, the clock speeds are not known. All four CPUs will sit on a HyperTransport 3 bus running through a Socket AM2+ interconnect.
Can't wait? Then January 2008 will see the arrival of the single-core Athlon LE-1640. Also appearing during Q1 will be the 2.3GHz Sempron LE-1300, it's said.
COMMENTS
Thermal envelope..
Surely it would be cooler if they just left it exposed to the air, rather than keeping the chips in an envelope?
TDP on single cores?
i want more efficiency, not horsepower!
i'm not buying the 'you need more power' hype. i am buying the 'use less electricity' hype, though. i can do the maths to work out how much coin i'll save. as well as the planet, man.
