Friday, September 24th 2010
AMD Readies Faster Phenom II X6 Models, New Fast Quad-Core Chip
After AMD's recent mass-release of Athlon II and Phenom II series processors that included the Phenom II X6 1070T Black Edition priced at around $250, AMD is working on a new flagship processor that's even faster than the Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition (the current flagship), given the model number Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (surprise!), and as always, it's yet another speed-bump. This chip is based on the 45 nm Thuban die, and is clocked a whole 100 MHz faster, at 3.30 GHz, with a Turbo Core frequency of 3.70 GHz. Surprisingly, it retains its TDP rating of 125W. As with every other chip based on this die, it features six cores with 128 KB L1, 512 KB L2 dedicated caches, and 6 MB L3 shared cache, it comes in the AM3 package and is backwards compatible with AM2+, supporting dual-channel DDR3-1333 and DDR2-1066 memory standards.
The 1100T Black Edition isn't the only new Phenom II series member down the line, there's the Phenom II X6 1065T (2.90 GHz, non-BE, 3.40 GHz Turbo); the slower Phenom II X6 1045T (2.50 GHz, non-BE, 3.20 GHz Turbo), and the company's next fastest quad-core chip, the Phenom II X4 975 (3.60 GHz, Deneb). It's not known whether the X4-975 is a Black Edition SKU.
Source:
Xbit Labs
The 1100T Black Edition isn't the only new Phenom II series member down the line, there's the Phenom II X6 1065T (2.90 GHz, non-BE, 3.40 GHz Turbo); the slower Phenom II X6 1045T (2.50 GHz, non-BE, 3.20 GHz Turbo), and the company's next fastest quad-core chip, the Phenom II X4 975 (3.60 GHz, Deneb). It's not known whether the X4-975 is a Black Edition SKU.
29 Comments on AMD Readies Faster Phenom II X6 Models, New Fast Quad-Core Chip
Rock on AMD! :toast:
For the most part the top end phenoms are not that great value as most of the slightly cheeper ones will clock just as high, the only reason i have a 965 is because i wanted the c3 revision and it was the only one avalible at the time.
most if not all of these chips are compatible with new and older mobos and are both
ddr3 and ddr2 compatible! not to sh*t on anyone or anything like that but they just
increased their customer base by a huge margin! imho amd just made it easier for non
enthusiates and enthusiates alike to choose for either an upgrade or new bundeled
machine.almost no guess work. just pick a chip and board and go.+1 for AMD!:rockout:
For the 1090T 3.6GHz is the G spot. I think Amd is just wasting money with these newer cpus. One hundred MHz big deal. I think the 1055T is the cpu to get because of the price and how well it Oc's.
If I'm not mistaken, the reason why people buy the faster Black Edition processors is so that they have a greater likelyhood of clocking higher, yes? I mean, there's a reason they don't unlock the multiplier on a binned processor. Of course they're not all binned processors, but still.
Of course, I had one 965BE that clocked better than all the others, but my current cpu stands as the perfect example as to how buying the "best" doesn't mean that's exactly what you are gonna get...
I think that rings true on releases of products, but I am not really surprised my 965 isn't so good...with 970 and 975 coming, 965 isn't the top dog any more. Alot of factors play into where "the best" chips really are.
As far are ppl upgrading to a chip with the highest possible clock with no oc they are still wasting there money. I understand where u are coming from but it dosnt really make much since when paying that amount for a proc. atleast on anything but dual 4XX Save your pennies for something new.
This and the new 970 are completely stupid.
They are just dumping their stock of silicon.