Thursday, July 14th 2011
FX-Series Processors Clock Speeds 'Revealed'
On several earlier articles like this one, we were versed with the model numbers and even possible prices of AMD's next-generation FX series desktop processors, but the clock speeds stayed under the wraps, that's until a table listing them out was leaked. AMD's FX-series consists of eight-core FX-81xx parts, six-core FX-61xx, and quad-core FX-41xx parts, probably harvested out of the Zambezi silicon by disabling modules (groups of two cores closely interconnected with some shared resources). Most, if not all, FX series chips have unlocked multipliers, making it a breeze to overclock them. All chips come in the AM3+ package, feature 8 MB of L3 cache, and 2 MB L2 cache per module.
Leading the pack is FX-8150, with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz, and TurboCore speed of 4.2 GHz, a 500 MHz boost. The next chip, FX-8120, has a boost of close to a GHz, it has a clock speed of 3.1 GHz, that goes all the way up to 4 GHz with TurboCore. This will be available in 125W and 95W TDP variants. Next up is the FX-8100, with 2.8 GHz clock speed, that goes up to 3.7 GHz, another 900 MHz boost. The scene shifts to 6-core chips, with FX-6120, no clock speed numbers were given out for this one. FX-6100, on the other hand, is clocked at 3.3 GHz, with 3.9 GHz Turbo. The FX-4100 is the only quad-core part with clock speeds given out by this source: 3.6 GHz, with a tiny 200 MHz boost to 3.8 GHz. You can see that there is no pattern in the turbo speed amounts specific to models, and hence we ask you to take these with a pinch of salt.
Source:
DonanimHaber
Leading the pack is FX-8150, with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz, and TurboCore speed of 4.2 GHz, a 500 MHz boost. The next chip, FX-8120, has a boost of close to a GHz, it has a clock speed of 3.1 GHz, that goes all the way up to 4 GHz with TurboCore. This will be available in 125W and 95W TDP variants. Next up is the FX-8100, with 2.8 GHz clock speed, that goes up to 3.7 GHz, another 900 MHz boost. The scene shifts to 6-core chips, with FX-6120, no clock speed numbers were given out for this one. FX-6100, on the other hand, is clocked at 3.3 GHz, with 3.9 GHz Turbo. The FX-4100 is the only quad-core part with clock speeds given out by this source: 3.6 GHz, with a tiny 200 MHz boost to 3.8 GHz. You can see that there is no pattern in the turbo speed amounts specific to models, and hence we ask you to take these with a pinch of salt.
412 Comments on FX-Series Processors Clock Speeds 'Revealed'
www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K10/AMD-Opteron%206180%20SE%20-%20OS6180YETCEGO.html
Would you believe me?
So, seeing that 8100s Clock Speed is complete BULLDOODOO
(Whole chart is bulldoo doo)
The Bulldozer architecture is refereed to being a Speed Demon Architecture
High Clocks/Low Latencyisscc.org/doc/2011/isscc2011.advanceprogrambooklet_abstracts.pdf
How over time we forget things....
When I think of it for mine. What would I rather have...better CPU or save money and get better GPU? I pick GPU. AMD keeping to the same sockets longer then means I can upgrade later on the CPU. Overall life of the system extends a couple years before I absolutely have to change all the parts out.
Heck, current build is from 06 and I don't forsee a full part out for another year at least. Probably will once the next gen consoles launch.
Netburst was a speed demon too. When they designed it (and for quite some time after that) Intel thought it would eventually hit 10 Ghz with new processes, and according to the roadmap it should have reached 5Ghz+ by the time it was phased out. Well that was the plan. Instead, reality hit them hard.
You should really stop believing every PR paper or statement you come across and looking at what happens around you.
Oh well, time will reveal everyhing, whatever it is.
Bulldozer doesn't have the outrageous goal of going beyond 10GHz or 5GHz
It only needs to be 3.5+GHz which is rather a lot easier now than in the pastTime always reveals everything
Like anyone would do that to begin with, lolComing from the Intel Evangelist himself OBR
Once a Liar always a Liar
Time is a troll
The only word so far is
That the clock rates will be "acceptable"<-- E3 and it will outperform the older generation<-- A given
:toast:
Take it with a grain of salt
I didn't know socket C32 was going to be bulldozer-ready as the G34
dual socket C32 mobos are so cheap that I would like to build a full workstation with 6 or 8 cores per socket. I could still do this with actual 6 core (deneb-like) opterons, those are relatively cheap too.
The Fabs aren't sucked dryAt overclock.net I found all of the notable quotes from JF-AMD
Since JF-AMD doesn't come here well :(
This is all the quotes on the overclock.net there is more at toms Hardware, AMDZone, HardOCP and other places
Only AMD knows and the only one talking about Bulldozer is this guy JF-AMD
John Fruehe AMD Employee
Very Soon <----> Soon <----> Don't hold your breath
Q3 unless a delay which is highly unlikely
2H = Q3 and Q4
Q3 = July, August, September
We are half way through July, and you only have two months and 1 half-month left before Q4
AMD has told us we will receive this in Q3 which is from a span from now to Q4
is 11 Weeks that is 77 days, 55 days for business
How does one induce a coma? Need to wait it out until BD hits.
2. Overclocking in windows? Are you kidding me?
3. It's unstable as shit. Notice when he starts up the computer windows is asking him if he wants to boot into safe mode? Why is that. Because it's crashing
4. 2 core overclocking? Who cares
For all we know, he's SeronX. :laugh: