Thursday, January 28th 2010

Phenom II X6 Series Details Surface, Slated for May 2010

AMD's upcoming six-core desktop processor, codenamed "Thuban" is on course for a May 2010, suggests a report. The series is likely to receive the brand name Phenom II X6. There are four models planned for release within Q2, 2010. The Thuban core is AMD's desktop implementation of the Istanbul core, in the socket AM3 package, supporting dual-channel DDR3 memory. It is a monolithic multi-core design with six x86-64 cores, each with 128 KB of L1, 512 KB of L2 cache, and a 6 MB L3 cache shared between the six cores. Just as with K10 dual, triple, and quad core processors where AMD used a HyperTransport interface clock speed of 1800 MHz (3600 MT/s), or 2000 MHz (4000 MT/s), the new processor will take advantage of HyperTransport 3.x interface, with a HT speed of 2400 MHz (4800 MT/s). Thuban will be built on GlobalFoundaries' 45 nm node.

The table below lists out details of the four planned models. The model number of the top part isn't known. Most likely it is a Black Edition part, which comes with an unlocked BClk multiplier. It operates at 2.80 GHz, with a TDP of 140W. A step below is the Phenom II X6 1075T, which has an expected TDP of 125W, the 1055T is a notch below, and 1035T being the cheapest part. The exact clock speeds of the latter three models isn't known as yet. A month ahead of releasing these chips, AMD will announce the AMD 8-series chipset platform, led by 890FX (high-end, best for CrossFireX), 890GX (performance integrated graphics with CrossFire support). The AMD SB800 series southbridge chips will feature native support for SATA 6 Gb/s. Its on-die SATA controller gives out six SATA ports complete with RAID support. Some existing AM3 motherboards based on 7-series chipsets may also support Phenom II X6 with a BIOS update.
Source: OCWorkbench
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277 Comments on Phenom II X6 Series Details Surface, Slated for May 2010

#151
brandonwh64
Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
its kinda difficult to find a good springfield M14 these days
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#152
TheMailMan78
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brandonwh64its kinda difficult to find a good springfield M14 these days
They are pricey. Not hard to find.
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#154
PP Mguire
Again, he said "good" :laugh:

I want one of these to clean up and play with.



My best friends shop had a used one in pristine condition but his dad bought it before i could get the money :cry:
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#157
PP Mguire
Hey, you guys should stop. I just got a text saying the IRS accepted my e-file and i should get my dough soon. I need to spend that money on my house not guns :roll:
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#158
brandonwh64
Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
Sorry PP back on topic..... HOW BOUT THEM X6 Phenoms...
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#159
PP Mguire
I love my cpu, i think ill stick with i5 for quite a while and just upgrade my board and GPUs.
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#160
brandonwh64
Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!
yea since i went from 965BE to I7-920 it just has been ALOT better.

the load times with windows 7 are GREAT!
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#161
PP Mguire
720BE to i5 for me. Before 720 i had 955 and 940. All excellent chips but the i5 to me is like comparing an C's to DD's.
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#162
TheMailMan78
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PP Mguire720BE to i5 for me. Before 720 i had 955 and 940. All excellent chips but the i5 to me is like comparing an C's to DD's.
WTF! A 955 will rock an i5.....in games.
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#163
PP Mguire
Wrong. i5 vs 955 at 4ghz the i5 having the better architecture and handling faster speed DDR3 stomps the 955. Not only that, but the i5 having more raw power handles higher powerd dual GPUs better as well. When comparing the 2 i had 2 280s. The i5 handled the 280s like a pimp handles his whores. The 955 struggled to feed both.
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#164
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
see this isn't fair all i got to shoot was a Vietnam era M16A2 and M9 both with iron on them
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#165
TheMailMan78
Big Member
PP MguireThe i5 handled the 280s like a pimp handles his whores. The 955 struggled to feed both.
I seriously doubt that.
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#166
PP Mguire
I dont since i own an i5 and have owned a 955 i have done testing on both and i now have the winner. I never once got 27k in 06 with an AMD rig of any kind using 2 280s. The same went for my game FPS using high res and strong AA.
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#167
Kei
TheMailMan78I seriously doubt that.
I did wonder something about his issues. My 3DMark scores are near his even when I'm using a single ATi 5770 OC'd, and the cpu was only at 3.9Ghz for those tests. Still got me 18,6xx which is in the range PP was talking with his TWO 280's (18-21k).

Kei
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#168
kid41212003
I think he said 27k...

Beside I got 23k using two 8800GT with my cpu at 4.2GHz, and 21k for a single GTX280.
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#169
TheMailMan78
Big Member
PP MguireI don't since i own an i5 and have owned a 955 i have done testing on both and i now have the winner. I never once got 27k in 06 with an AMD rig of any kind using 2 280s. The same went for my game FPS using high res and strong AA.
Synthetic benches mean jack.
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#170
Kei
PP MguireWith 2 280s running on my 955 i got around 18-21k. With the i5 at 4ghz i got 27k. So yea i needed more power.
This is from his earlier post, that's why I'm saying something just wasn't right. We have guys with single 4890's running 4Ghz cpu speeds getting 20k in the same test.

Kei
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#171
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
no multi card scaling at all 22K with a 4870X2 and 4850X2 but i assume CFX wasn't working so just 4870X2 scored



vs 20K on a 4850X2....

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#172
kid41212003
It's mean the cpu is seriously bottlenecked the cards. It's not that the CFX wasn't working.
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#174
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
kid41212003It's mean the cpu is seriously bottlenecked the cards. It's not that the CFX wasn't working.
no CFX literally wasn't working cause the 4870X2 by itself put up the same score i just couldn't find a screenie of it
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#175
kid41212003
Here are all the top scores with HD4870X2.

These are world records, and yup all the top cpu OC are like 5-6GHz.

A 3.8GHz Phenom can barely feed a single HD4870X2
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