AMD Triple-core Processor Details

Wed 2007-12-05 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

DailyTech has some interesting information regarding AMD’s triple-core processor plans for 2008 and 2009.

Here’s what they had to say:

“The first triple-core processor, Toliman, is essentially a core-disabled version of the Agena quad-core processor. It includes a full Agena package, including the 2MB of shared L3 cache, with one core disabled.

Toliman, which will eventually herald the AMD Phenom 8000-product name, is scheduled to launch in February 2008 with mass availability in March. AMD representatives, speaking on conditions of anonymity, confirmed the initial 2.4 GHz Phenom 8700 and 2.3 GHz Phenom 8600 tri-core processors will launch with a 95W thermal envelope.

It will be interesting to see how AMD prices these processors, and whether Intel reacts at all.

Click here to read the full article.

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