Monday, July 25th 2011
AMD's Next Gen. Korona High-End Desktop Platform to Fuse Processor with Northbridge
AMD's next generation high-end desktop platform codenamed "Korona", will fuse the processor silicon with the northbridge. Currently, the "Scorpius" platform which is partially launched, follows the slightly older platform layout of a processor with IMC, and a 2-chip chipset. The PCI-Express root complex is still in the chipset. Scorpius includes upcoming FX Series "Zambezi" processors, and AMD 9-series desktop chipset, with AM3+ socket. AMD has a parallel platform that caters to value-thru-mainstream segments, the "Lynx" platform, which has already transitioned to the 2-chip model in which the APU chip packs processor cores, an IMC, a PCI-Express root complex, and a GPU.
Korona platform, due for 2012, will consist of a new CPU architecture called "Piledriver", that succeeds the yet to be released "Bulldozer". Nothing else is known about Piledriver, except that the first high-end CPUs based on it will be codenamed "Komodo", and will pack 10 cores. Since this is a major platform layout rearrangement, Korona will introduce a new socket called FM2, it is quite logical to assume that the new socket will be incompatible with AM3+.
Korona combines Komodo CPUs with Hudson D4 Fusion Controller Hub (FCH), which is just a glorified southbridge, much like the A75 chipset and Intel's Platform Controller Hub (PCH). The Hudson D4 packs no less than 8 SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support; an integrated USB 3.0 controller with 4 ports, and 10 USB 2.0 ports.
Given the particulars of this platform, we speculate that Komodo will be designed to be competitive with Intel's Ivy Bridge LGA1155 processors, or maybe even Sandy Bridge-E, if only we know the number of DDR3 memory channels Komodo will have. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't wait for Zambezi, "2012" is a vague date. For all you know, Korona could even be released by the very end of 2012.
Source:
Zol.com.cn
Korona combines Komodo CPUs with Hudson D4 Fusion Controller Hub (FCH), which is just a glorified southbridge, much like the A75 chipset and Intel's Platform Controller Hub (PCH). The Hudson D4 packs no less than 8 SATA 6 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support; an integrated USB 3.0 controller with 4 ports, and 10 USB 2.0 ports.
Given the particulars of this platform, we speculate that Komodo will be designed to be competitive with Intel's Ivy Bridge LGA1155 processors, or maybe even Sandy Bridge-E, if only we know the number of DDR3 memory channels Komodo will have. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't wait for Zambezi, "2012" is a vague date. For all you know, Korona could even be released by the very end of 2012.
75 Comments on AMD's Next Gen. Korona High-End Desktop Platform to Fuse Processor with Northbridge
The Actual machine:
Most likely getting rid of the Vertical Multithreading on the Front End for something of a Horizontal Multithreading nature
- Increasing the IPC
- Increasing the Pipeline length
- Other various small details like reducing latencies and such
and yes I know Piledriver already....it is in the K15h Software Optimization guideIt will have 4 DIMMs for sure
and what I am talking about in the post above your post
Coarse-grain Multithreading(VMT) :mad:
(This guy who makes these drawings help me find out how Bulldozer has a high ipc)
Guess this isn't the best sign for their Bulldozer series. Too early to rename it the Stopgap series?
Zambezi(Bulldozer)((2011)) -> Komodo(Piledriver)((2012)) -> "Unknown"(Roadheader)((2013)) -> "Unknown"(Auger)((2014))
Llano(Hound/Stars)((2011)) -> Trinity(Piledriver)((2012)) -> "Unknown"(Roadheader)((2013)) -> "Unknown"(Auger)((2014))
I used Roadheader and Auger for easy referencing(Those aren't the real names, lol)
32nm SOI HKMG -> 32nm SOI HKMG -> 22nm Tri-gate FD-SOI -> 22nm Tri-gate FD-SOI
My source for Tri-gate FD-SOI:
www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3080111/AMD+Joins+TripleGate+Race.htm
They plan to gain to 80% of the CPU/APU Market Share (Server,Desktop,Labtop,Tablet) by 2014
(With this blitzkrieg of products)
Intel will not go anywhere, but if what seronx said is true we have some interesting times ahead of us.
"Bulldozer" is the first step at getting the core count headstart
"Piledriver" is the backstep and makes sure AMD has a headstart
Unofficial names: (Seronx made these up :o (All product names move dirt in someway)
"Roadheader" is the first step at getting the fab process headstart
"Auger" is the backstep and makes sure AMD has a headstart
I call it the Tick -> CLUCK?! cycle
(Don't you guys call what AMD does, that as well, look at Phenom -> Phenom II and K7 -> K8)
8 cores(16 cores MCM) -> 10 cores(20 cores MCM) -> 16 cores(32 cores MCM) -> 20 cores(40 cores MCM)(floating point is so going to be huge by this AVX2 1024bits oh jeez)
Totally see it happening........
and it is all happening in a 4 year cycle....yeesh what happened to the keep your product for three years before the next upgrade....
And remember
Zambezi competes with LGA 2011
Komodo competes with LGA 2011
And also, some other interesting news: wccftech.com/amd-bulldozer-launch-september-official-8-core-fx-processors-arrive-q1-2012/ :)
As for the longevity of socket types I've never understood this complaint. If you're the type to upgrade your processor every 12 months then I guess that's understandable, but for everyone else that tends to keep their computers for at least 2 years isn't it expected that it's time to buy a new motherboard and memory as well?Change that to 2013 and 2500K and I'm inclined to agree.
LGA2011? :twitch:
first Bulldozer have to prove it can beat Nehalem :laugh:
Bull dozer pile driver its like amd and intel are playing mortal combat or. Some sort of wrestling video game:laugh: don't care what u call it until its released its all fictional
Every other thread you read involves some sort of sexual pun or other stupid inference. It's too bad people are so bored and feel the need to impress others instead of discussing the topic at hand. I remember why I stopped coming here, I don't know how I even remembered my account name.