Friday, April 16th 2010
Phenom II X4 960T ''Zosma'' Unlock to Phenom II X6
AMD's upcoming series of Phenom II X4 900T series that supports AMD Turbo Core technology, and which are based on the "Zosma" die, have been confirmed to be able to unlock both its manufacturer-disabled cores to work as a six-core processor. Zosma is a "cut-down" version of AMD's Thuban six-core die, where two of its cores are disabled. With the remaining four cores, two can function with increased clock-speeds in boost-state as Turbo cores (3/6 could on the X6 chip).
The core unlocking is said to have been done on an AMD 890GX chipset based motherboard, in the same way disabled cores on Phenom II X3 and X2 chips are unlocked. One of the first models based on Zosma are the Phenom II X4 960T and X4 940T, which operate at 3.30 GHz and 3.00 GHz, respectively. Their Turbo Core speeds are up to 500 MHz over clock speeds, depending on the model. The X4 T-series could form AMD's mainstream processor in the sub-$200 range.
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OCWorkbench
The core unlocking is said to have been done on an AMD 890GX chipset based motherboard, in the same way disabled cores on Phenom II X3 and X2 chips are unlocked. One of the first models based on Zosma are the Phenom II X4 960T and X4 940T, which operate at 3.30 GHz and 3.00 GHz, respectively. Their Turbo Core speeds are up to 500 MHz over clock speeds, depending on the model. The X4 T-series could form AMD's mainstream processor in the sub-$200 range.
120 Comments on Phenom II X4 960T ''Zosma'' Unlock to Phenom II X6
I use both, but with current prices, and updates AMD is getting my build business, and also my home business. I have used C2D but for power use, total system cost, total system performance, and great chipsets and *****integrated video***** AMD is killing Intel.
Anyone know when these chips will release in Australia?
www.xfastest.com/viewthread.php?tid=41281
im not talking about unlock ability just 4 cores
looks good but i dunno if id rather scope out a current x4 since a lot of people might sell those to fund the x6 purchase, you could get a nice deal possibly especially if its a proven chip
www.techpowerup.com/92330/Athlon_X2_7750_BE_Unlocked_to_Quad-Core.html
I think I get a sempron 140 unlock to 2 cores then wait for Bulldozer. XD
I was wondering:
1. How much I could sell the chip for
2. If it's worth keeping and buying a new motherboard to unlock all 6 cores
Edit: what are my chances that the cores are even unlock able and if there is a way to find out without buying a new motherboard
*whiff whiff.... yup