Monday, March 22nd 2010

AMD Working on Black Edition Phenom II X6 Part

Mar 22nd, 2010 02:26 Discuss (102 Comments)

AMD's lineup of six-core desktop processors under the Phenom II X6 banner indeed includes a high-end part. A Bahrain-based etailer disclosed prices of some of the models, which includes a Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition. This chip operates at 3.20 GHz, with a TDP of 125W. Being a Black Edition part, it sports an unlocked BClk multipler that helps overclocking. AMD plans to sell this chip at US $295. The Phenom II X6 1055T is the other part with a price-tag. This 2.80 GHz chip also has its TDP at 125W, although we've lead to believe that AMD will release a 95W variant, too. The 1055T goes for US $199. Both chips are based on the "Thuban" core, which feature six cores on a monolithic die, with 9 MB of total chip cache (512 KB L2 per core, and 6 MB L3 shared).

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102 Comments on AMD Working on Black Edition Phenom II X6 Part

#26

nt300

HOw about X4 975 @ 3.6Ghz, this one should be good too. Maybe prices will go down for the x4's once the 6's come out :)

#27

Salvadorian Stuff

I Like it!

#28

Zubasa

nt300HOw about X4 975 @ 3.6Ghz, this one should be good too. Maybe prices will go down for the x4's once the 6's come out :)

The way it looks is AMD is going to discontiune the Deneb sooner or later and replace them with the 9X0T X4s from locking X6 dies.
If the yields are good enough, why makes so many different dies? They got the low-end Athlon IIs which pretty much replaced the low end Phenom IIs.

#29

AlienIsGOD

Vanguard Beta Tester

It looks like ima have to get on the AM3 bandwagon. This would crunch very nicely IMO.

#30

Marineborn

ill buy it when it comes out along with a nice am3 motherboard and swap my shit over and then proceed to flail my mitts most violently

#31

[I.R.A]_FBi

intel, better pull up your socks .... 199 is CHEAP

#32

Vagike

this could be a hard pressed comparison. On one hand you have AMD, where you have to buy a mobo with coincided chipset to run nvidia or ATi Multi-GPU, with an unlocked cpu, and save cash on your build. Or, you buy an X58, pay through the nose for an unlocked CPU, but you can switch between nvidia/ATi multi-gpu setup in the blink of an eye.

#33

MikeX

nt300HOw about X4 975 @ 3.6Ghz, this one should be good too. Maybe prices will go down for the x4's once the 6's come out :)

what OC differences compare to 955 or 965?

#34

pantherx12

MikeXfor $199 5 cores, hope that we could unlock it to 6

waaaa? all these chips have 6 cores.

Anyway!

Best start saving for an AMD rig :laugh:

#35

Yellow&Nerdy?

6-cores, 125W TDP, 3.2 GHz, 9 MB cache for the same price as a Intel i7-930? The first time that AMD is slapping Intel all over the room in these recent years :nutkick:. I'm going to get one of these paired with a Asus Crosshair IV Formula when they come out. I don't think Intel will drop their prices because of this. Intel never drops prices.

Too bad though that the 1090T Black Edition is coming in Q3, later than the other ones. Atleast according to Fudzilla. I hope it isn't true.

#36

Hawkster13

MikeXfor $199 5 cores, hope that we could unlock it to 6

Both CPU will be 6 cores. You probably thought that because one will be called X5 that it is going to be a 5 core. Well you're mistaken both are 6 cores ;)

#37

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

There are no "X5" chips, but there are going to be "X4" chips (codenamed "Zosma", carry a "T" in the model number), that are based on the same die. You can probably unlock it to X6.

#38

MikeX

Hawkster13Both CPU will be 6 cores. You probably thought that because one will be called X5 that it is going to be a 5 core. Well you're mistaken both are 6 cores ;)

I would be really surprise if AMD actually sell 2 enable cores ones from a 4 failed core :roll:
Perhaps cover to the rest of x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 lines from the same chip with bad cores

#39

ASharp

btarunrThere are no "X5" chips, but there are going to be "X4" chips (codenamed "Zosma", carry a "T" in the model number), that are based on the same die. You can probably unlock it to X6.

I think there's some confusion because you called the 1055T a "Phenom II X5" processor in your news post. ;)

#40

pantherx12

btarunrThere are no "X5" chips, but there are going to be "X4" chips (codenamed "Zosma", carry a "T" in the model number), that are based on the same die. You can probably unlock it to X6.

Is it supposed to be "Phenom x5" in the first post then?

Its listed as "Phenom x6" all other places.

Typo maybe?

#41

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

kid41212003Super uber nice price.

I hope this will push Intel to make 6 cores for ~$300.

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: ... no

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8a2rerCbbo

#42

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

pantherx12Is it supposed to be "Phenom x5" in the first post then?

Its listed as "Phenom x6" all other places.

Typo maybe?

Yes, it was a typo.

#43

MikeX

Binge:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: ... no

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8a2rerCbbo

Intel being 32nm, less TPD and its Tri channel(likely those 1366 socket?)
No doubt that will be going to i9

#44

kid41212003

Yeah, i knew the price would be $999, but damn, anything can happen... It isn't hurt to hope!

#45

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

MikeXIntel being 32nm, less TPD and its Tri channel(likely those 1366 socket?)
No doubt that will be going to i9

It's just unfair to say AMD's chips will cause Intel to change their strategy. 6 core machines won't beat the 920, but they might get close to matching it. Intel has 8 threads that overclock from 2.66GHz to 4.0GHz without much effort. Their 12 thread processors are at $1000 and they don't intend to do anything less with the 6 cores until after 2010.

kid41212003Yeah, i knew the price would be $999, but damn, anything can happen... It isn't hurt to hope!

:p That's a lot to hope for as it won't happen any time soon. Intel has other more pressing things to sell to consumers than 6 core, 12 thread, uberchips.

#46

MikeX

BingeIt's just unfair to say AMD's chips will cause Intel to change their strategy. 6 core machines won't beat the 920, but they might get close to matching it. Intel has 8 threads that overclock from 2.66GHz to 4.0GHz without much effort. Their 12 thread processors are at $1000 and they don't intend to do anything less with the 6 cores until after 2010.

:p That's a lot to hope for as it won't happen any time soon. Intel has other more pressing things to sell to consumers than 6 core, 12 thread, uberchips.

atm 980x i7 dont really add up much fps in games compared to OCed 920s i7
If 32nm were to come out, we could hit 4.5g on air with atleast 5-10% behind the 980x i7
AFAIK AMD is really good with price war
Bulldozer should be out in Q1 2011 said wikipedia lol. Hopes it slightly better than 980x i7

#47

Binge

Overclocking Surrealism

MikeXatm 980x i7 dont really add up much fps in games compared to OCed 920s i7
If 32nm were to come out, we could hit 4.5g on air with atleast 5-10% behind the 980x i7
AFAIK AMD is really good with price war
Bulldozer should be out in Q1 2011 said wikipedia lol. Hopes it slightly better than 980x i7

I have to laugh infinitely more.... You're saying that the CPU changes game performance significantly? Dude... can I have some of what you're smoking?

#48

kid41212003

I don't see anything beyond i7 can improve gaming performance.

#49

pantherx12

kid41212003I don't see anything beyond i7 can improve gaming performance.

Games that use the cpu for physics simulations : ]

More cores = more POWA

#50

xrealm20

This sound AWESOME! I'll be snagging one of the BE x6's when they come out =)

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