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miaurs — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:34:00 +0000

The Most Wanted Processor On The Planet is : AMD Phenom II X3 720 or 710

If you look at the specs and price is quite normal
if you consider 3 core something usual but if you have an AMI bios
and I do have one I can Upgrade from Triple core to quad for Free
Here is the howto : is just an bios switch
ahh and the 6M of L3 cache is sweet

But there are chances that you will be left only with an simple Triplet if
the bios doesn’t enable you the Quad inside
It is not guaranteed that it will work with all motherboards with AMI bios

STEAM: Intel 8-core Skulltrail almost outsold 3-core Phenom X3

theovalich — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:13:17 +0000

If you ever wondered how to earn real money in the semiconductor industry, the answer was always jus

CPU Rocket PC 700 AMD Phenom X3 2,1 GHz...

Pedro Henrique Brito — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:54:42 +0000

Bom está semana eu recebi um e-mail do magazine Luiza, com o anuncio de um seguinte PC:

CPU com Processador AMD Phenom X3 2,1 GHz – Rocket PC
Processador: AMD Phenom X3 8400.
DVD-RW
Memória: 8GB.
Barramento da memória – 667 MHz.
Disco rígido - HD: 500 GB.
Velocidade de rotação – 7200 RPM.
Capacidade do buffer - 8MB.
Interface – SATA.
Sistema operacional: Windows.
Modelo do windows: Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Bits.
Mídia
Leitor de cartões
- Placa de rede
- Capacidade da placa de vídeo: 256MB compartilhado da memória.
- Placa mãe: ECS GF8200A Black Series.
- Limite upgrade de memória placa mãe – 8GB.
- Fabricante do chipset placa mãe – E-Max.

Total R$ 1.999,00

Bom para o consumidor leigo aparentemente é otimo computador com 8GB mais o que as pessoas não sabem é que tão pouco o windows XP e ainda mesmo o Windows Vista mesmo o 64Bits, usam tanta memoria ram o Windows Vista com 4GB é usado com muita folga. Ou seja um pc com 8GB de memoria ram é inutil para o usuario comum. Outro detalhe HD de 500GB é sempre bom ter espaço de armazenamento de sobra, mais um HD de 500GB teria que ter 32MB de buffer e não 8MB. Estranho? Para falar a verdade sabe-se lá se realmente existe HD de 500GB com 8MB de buffer.

Bom passado esse pequenos problemas vem a ausencia de uma placa de video de boa qualidade. Essa Gforce 8200 é otima porem é onboard, o que não é tão indicado para uma maquina de alto desempenho, ainda mais se ela tiver 8GB de memoria ram! ¬¬”

Enfim para finalizar a placa mãe é uma otima placa mãe! E o processador tem um pequeno problema de fabrica, todos os modelos AMD Phenom com nomeclatura xx00 terminada em 00 (zero) tem um bugzinho de fabrica. Ou seja esse processador AMD Phenom X3 8400 tem um pequeno problema. Outra coisa E-max não fabrica nem papel higienico o chipset dessa placa mãe é NVIDIA. E não so as memorias que são colocadas nesse pc são de qualidade ruim, como boa parte do conjunto é montado com peças de baixo custo.

Tude se resume, não compre computadores de loja, mande montar um pois é o melhor custo beneficio!

Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUs - Part 2

dayalan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:25:56 +0000

Duron and Sempron: AMD’s Celerons

CPU makers seem to like names that end in “on.” To compete with the Celeron and back up its Athlon, AMD released the Duron, later replaced by the Sempron. These two budget processors were generally slower than the Athlon and had less cache memory. AMD’s exclusive cache design enabled CPUs with an L2 cache that was smaller than the L1, since the latter was not mirrored in the L2 (unlike the inclusive architecture used by Intel). The Sempron is simply a re-named Athlon XP, with certain versions equipped with less cache memory (256 of 512 KB are disabled in the Thorton).

AMD Duron and Sempron
Code name	Spitfire	Thorton
Date released	2000	2004
Architecture	32-bits	32-bits
Data bus	32-bits	32-bits
Address bus	32-bits	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB	4,096 MB
L1 cache	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB
L2 cache	64 KB (CPU frequency)	256 KB (CPU frequency)
Clock frequency	600-950 MHz	1,500-2,000 MHz
FSB	100 MHz (DDR)	166 MHz (DDR)
FPU	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE
Fabrication process	180 nm	130 nm
Number of transistors	25 million	54.3 million
Power consumption	27-41 W	62 W
Voltage	1.5–1.6 V	1.6 V
Die surface area	100 mm²	100.99 mm²
Connector	Socket A	Socket A

In addition to the Spitfire, AMD also released the Duron Morgan (based on the Athlon XP, with SSE support) and the Applebred (130 nm). The Sempron continued its career with the K8 Sempron 3400+, which is a 64-bit Sempron.

The K8: AMD Moves To 64 Bits

K8 was the first x86 processor compatible with 64-bit addressing. The architecture had other advantages such as an integrated memory controller. AMD has released a veritable army of K8-based processors since then, but we’ll concentrate on the models intended for the mainstream: the Athlon 64s. In practice, the Opteron (the server version), Athlon 64 FX (high-end) and Turion 64 (for mobile PCs) are very closely related. In general, they differ only in the management of the memory controller and cache memory, plus the type of memory used.

AMD Athlon 64
Code name	ClawHammer	Orleans
Date released	2003	2006
Architecture	64-bits	64-bits
Data bus	64-bits	64-bits
Address bus	64-bits	64-bits
Maximum memory	1 TB	1 TB
L1 cache	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB
L2 cache	1,024 KB (CPU frequency)	512 KB (CPU frequency)
Clock frequency	1,800-2,400 MHz	1,800-2,600 MHz
memory controller	DDR-400, 1 channel	DDR2-667, 2 channel
FSB	800 MHz (HTT)	1,000 MHz (HTT)
FPU	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Fabrication process	130 nm	90 nm
Number of transistors	105.9 million	81.1 million
Power consumption	89 W (TDP)	62 W (TDP)
Voltage	1.5 V	1.25-1.4 V
Die surface area	193 mm²	103 mm²
Connector	Socket 754	Socket AM2

Athlon 64 processors still use a PR number to indicate their ranking in the product range and there are many different versions, which generally differ in terms of cache memory and/or fabrication process. We highlighted only two models, but there are a dozen or so different K8 versions for the standard Athlon 64 alone.

Athlon 64 X2: AMD’s Dual-Core

In 2005, AMD changed its architecture to offer a dual-core version of the K8, and the Athlon 64 X2 was born. Though made up of two K8 cores, the architecture—using a HyperTransport interface—enabled good performance, unlike the solution used by Intel, with the FSB handling communication between the CPUs in its first dual-core processors. The Athlon 64 X2 exists in different sockets and is still on the market (as of August 2008) as an entry-level solution.

AMD Athlon 64 X2
Code name	Toledo	Brisbane
Date released	2005	2006
Architecture	64-bits	64-bits
Data bus	64-bits	64-bits
Address bus	64-bits	64-bits
Maximum memory	1 TB	1 TB
L1 cache	64 KB + 64 KB x 2	64 KB + 64 KB x 2
L2 cache	1,024 KB x 2 (CPU frequency)	512 KB x 2 (CPU frequency)
Clock frequency	2,200-2,400 MHz	1,900-3,100 MHz
Memory controller	DDR-400, 2 channels	DDR2-800, 2 channels
FSB	1,000 MHz (HTT)	1,000 MHz (HTT)
FPU	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Fabrication process	90 nm	65 nm
Number of transistors	233.2 million	153 million
Power consumption	89/110 W (TDP)	65/89 W (TDP)
Voltage	1.35–1.4 V	1.25–1.35 V
Die surface area	199 mm²	126 mm²
Connector	Socket 939	Socket AM2

As for the Athlon 64, we’re only showing two versions of the K8, though other versions exist. Obviously there are server versions (Opteron), high-end versions (Athlon 64 FX) and mobile versions (Turion 64 X2), and also entry-level versions in the form of the Sempron X2. One final anecdote: AMD got away with using the same code name for a processor as Intel had used: the Santa Rosa (a dual-core Opteron manufactured on a 90 nm process).

The Future Lies With Phenom

Now, in mid-2008, it’s no secret that AMD’s CPUs are struggling to keep up on the performance front. But there are a few promising prospects. Early tests of the 45 nm Phenom show interesting results and the Fusion, a cross between a GPU and a CPU, seems to be making progress as well.

Let’s hope that AMD’s financial problems are only temporary, and that they’ll be around for many more years to compete with Intel in the x86 processor arena.

Imitation To Innovation: AMD's Best CPUs - Part 1

dayalan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:07:06 +0000

AMD Clones Intel

The year is 1981, and Intel (see history of Intel processors) has just been chosen by IBM to supply the processor for the first personal computer. IBM wanted at least two CPU suppliers for its PC, and forced Intel to license its technology. And so it was that AMD became one of the first companies to sell an 8086 clone. AMD’s first processor went on sale in 1982. Because it was a licensed processor, the AMD 8086 (and 8088) was identical to Intel’s model.

AMD 8086
Code name	?
Date released	1982
Architecture	16-bits
Data bus	16-bits
Address bus	20-bits
Maximum memory	1 MB
L1 cache	no
L2 cache	no
Clock frequency	5-10 MHz
FSB	same as clock frequency
FPU	8087
SIMD	no
Fabrication process	3,000 nm
Number of transistors	29,000
Power consumption	?
Voltage	5 V
Die surface area	16 mm²
Connector	40 pins

Note the “© Intel” on the processor, made by AMD.

Am286: Manufactured Under License, But Faster

AMD’s Am286, a clone of the Intel 80286 manufactured under license, was identical to the chip from Intel, but it had a big advantage: its higher clock speed. Whereas Intel’s 286s topped out at 12.5 MHz, AMD sold 20 MHz versions. Because the 286 was more economical than the 386, whose innovations weren’t fully exploited for several years, AMD was already the value choice more than 20 years ago.

Am286
Code name	?
Date released	1983
Architecture	16-bits
Data bus	16-bits
Address bus	24-bits
Maximum memory	16 MB
L1 cache	no
L2 cache	no
Clock frequency	8-20 MHz
FSB	same as clock frequency
FPU	80287
SIMD	no
Fabrication process	1,500 nm
Number of transistors	134,000
Power consumption	?
Voltage	5 V
Die surface area	49 mm²
Connector	68 pins

Am386: A 40-MHz 386

In 1991, AMD released its 386 processor. Like its predecessors, this model was identical to the Intel versions. AMD was licensed to produce clones of Intel products, right down to the microcode (the CPU’s firmware). This processor had two notable features. First, it was faster than the Intel model—40 MHz compared to a top speed of 33 MHz at Intel—and it was the first to sport the Windows Compatible logo on the package.

Am386
Code name	?
Date released	1991
Architecture	32-bits
Data bus	32-bits
Address bus	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB
L1 cache	no
L2 cache	no
Clock frequency	12-40 MHz
FSB	same as clock frequency
FPU	80387
SIMD	no
Fabrication process	1,500 – 1,000 nm
Number of transistors	275,000
Power consumption	2 W (33 MHz)
Voltage	5 V
Die surface area	42 mm²
Connector	132 pins

Am486: The Last Clone

The 486 was the last clone of an Intel processor. AMD produced 486s in two different versions—one with microcode by Intel and another with microcode by AMD, because the company was having legal hassles with Intel by that point. In addition to processors sold under the 486 designation, AMD also marketed an AMD 5×86, which was a 486 with a 4x clock multiplier. Running at 133 MHz, this model was compatible with 486 motherboards, but had the performance of a Pentium 75. It was with the 5×86 that AMD began using the famous “Pentium Rating” (5×86 PR 75), which it would stay with up to and including the Athlon 64 X2.

Am486 / 5×86
Code name	?	X5
Date released	1993	1995
Architecture	32-bits	32-bits
Data bus	32-bits	32-bits
Address bus	32-bits	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB	4,096 MB
L1 cache	8 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	motherboard (FSB frequency)	motherboard (FSB frequency)
Clock frequency	16-120 MHz	133 MHz
FSB	16-50 MHz	33 MHz
FPU	built-in	built-in
SIMD	no	no
Fabrication process	1,000 – 800 nm	350 nm
Number of transistors	1,185,000	?
Power consumption	?	?
Voltage	5 V–3.3 V	3.45 V
Die surface area	81 – 67 mm²	?
Connector	168 pins	168 pins

The K5: AMD’s Very Own Processor

In 1996, AMD released its fifth-generation processor, the K5. Compared to Intel’s Pentium, the K5 was technically more advanced, though it did have some faults. It’s especially interesting because of its RISC-based internal architecture that decoded x86 instructions into micro-instructions before executing them. The K5 had difficulty reaching high clock speeds and its FPU was a little weak. Still, in normal use, the K5 was a better performer than the Pentium and its PR was not just hype—a K5 clocked at 100 MHz was sold as a PR133 chip, meaning that AMD considered it as being equivalent in performance to a 133 MHz Pentium.

AMD K5
Code name	SSA/5, 5k86
Date released	1996
Architecture	32-bits
Data bus	64-bits
Address bus	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB
L1 cache	16 KB + 8 KB
L2 cache	motherboard (FSB frequency)
Clock frequency	75-133 MHz (PR75 – PR200)
FSB	50-66 MHz
FPU	built-in
SIMD	no
Fabrication process	500 – 350 nm
Number of transistors	4.3 million
Power consumption	11-16 W
Voltage	3.52 V
Die surface area	251 – 181 mm²
Connector	Socket 5 or 7

The use of the PR resulted in such oddities as a K5 PR90 and PR120 running at the same frequency (90 MHz) and a PR100 and PR133 both clocked at 100 MHz. Notice also that the CPU package informed buyers that a heat sink and fan were required—at that time, the use of such cooling devices was not yet common practice.

The K6: AMD Extends Its Range

In 1997, AMD released a new processor: the K6. Unlike the K5, which was created by AMD, the K6 was the result of the work done by NexGen on the Nx686. This processor was compatible with Socket 7 (Pentium) motherboards and offered very good performance compared to Intel’s Pentium II processors, at a much lower price. The K6’s FPU was still a little weak compared to Intel’s. A 250 nm version of the K6, called Little Foot, came out in 1998.

Also in 1998, AMD announced the K6-2, a processor that used a faster bus (100 MHz) and had improved SIMD performance. It also had one more MMX unit than the K6 and a new instruction set, 3DNow!, for floating-point calculations (MMX handled only integers). The K6-2 (400 and up) was a big success because it was a good upgrade solution for owners of Pentium MMX platforms—by using the 2X multiplier on a motherboard with a 66 MHz bus, the processor was in fact operating at 6X (400 MHz), which permitted a significant gain in speed at a lower upgrade cost.

Finally, in 1999, AMD released the third version of the K6, the K6-III. The main difference from the K6-2 version was an on-chip 256 KB cache. The K6-III was very fast, but also very costly to produce, and was quickly replaced by the Athlon (K7).

AMD K6, K6-2, K6-III
Code name	K6, Little Foot (250 nm)	K6-3D, Chomper	Sharptooth
Date released	1997/1998	1998	1999
Architecture	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits
Data bus	64-bits	64-bits	64-bits
Address bus	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB	4,096 MB	4,096 MB
L1 cache	32 KB + 32 KB	32 + 32 KB	32 + 32 KB
L2 cache	motherboard (FSB frequency)	motherboard (FSB frequency)	256 KB (CPU frequency)
L3 cache	no	no	motherboard (FSB frequency)
Clock frequency	166-300 MHz	300-550 MHz	400-450 MHz
FSB	50-66 MHz	66-100 MHz	100 MHz
FPU	built-in	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX	MMX, 3DNow!	MMX, 3DNow!
Fabrication process	350 – 250 nm	250 nm	250 nm
Number of transistors	8.8 million	9.3 million	21.3 million
Power consumption	12-28 W	13-25 W	10-17 W
Voltage	2.2–2.9 V–3.2 V	2.2–2.4 V	2.2–2.4 V
Die surface area	157-68 mm²	81 mm²	118 mm²
Connector	Socket 7	Socket 7 / Super Socket 7	Super Socket 7

AMD also marketed K6-2+ and K6-3+ processors, mainly for portable PCs. These used a 180 nm fab process and had an on-chip 128 KB (K6-2+) or 256 KB (K6-3+) L2 cache.

K7/Athlon: A Killer

In 1999, AMD released its seventh-generation processor, the K7, later renamed Athlon. This chip did away with the drawbacks of earlier models and finally had an FPU worthy of the name—in fact, it was even better than Intel’s. The Athlon was the fastest x86 processor and had many strong points, including a fast FSB—the EV6, used in the first Alpha processors—and high performance numbers. The only real problem came not from the processor but from the chipsets: neither the AMD nor Via models could compete with Intel’s chipsets (like the famous 440BX). The K7 used Slot A (competing with Intel’s Slot 1) and had a Level 2 cache with a variable divider (1/2, 2/5 or 1/3).

AMD Athlon (K7, K75)
Code name	Argon (K7)	Pluto, Orion (K75)
Date released	1999	1999
Architecture	32-bits	32-bits
Data bus	64-bits	64-bits
Address bus	32-bits	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB	4,096 MB
L1 cache	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB
L2 cache	Slot A (1/2 CPU)	Slot A (1/2, 2/5 or 1/3 CPU)
Clock frequency	500-700 MHz	550-1000 MHz
FSB	100 MHz (DDR)	100 MHz (DDR)
FPU	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!
Fabrication process	250 nm	180 nm
Number of transistors	22 million	22 million
Power consumption	42-50 W	31-65 W
Voltage	1.6 V	1.6–1.8 V
Die surface area	184 mm²	102 mm²
Connector	Slot A	Slot A

Just as a side note, it was AMD who was the first to announce (and market) a 1 GHz processor with the Athlon (two days before Intel’s 1 GHz Pentium III).

AMD Improves the Athlon: Thunderbird, XP, and more.

AMD knew it had a winner with the K7 architecture and improved it little by little, increasing the frequency and using finer fab processes. The Thunderbird core employed a 180 nm process and had 256 KB of on-chip cache. The Palomino design introduced support for SSE. The Athlon XP changed the package and reinstated PR numbers. The Thoroughbred was an Athlon XP using a 130 nm fab process (with a 256 KB cache). Barton had a 512 KB cache and also used a 130 nm process. Athlon XP and subsequent models used the PR number instead of a clock frequency designation.

AMD Athlon
Code name	Thunderbird	Palomino/XP	Thoroughbred	Barton
Date released	2000	2001	2002	2003
Architecture	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits
Data bus	64-bits	64-bits	64-bits	64-bits
Address bus	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits	32-bits
Maximum memory	4,096 MB	4,096 MB	4,096 MB	4,096 MB
L1 cache	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB	64 KB + 64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (CPU frequency)	256 KB (CPU frequency)	256 KB (CPU frequency)	512 KB (CPU frequency)
Clock frequency	650-1,400 MHz	1,000-1,733 MHz	1,200-2,250 MHz	1,400-2,200 MHz
FSB	100/133 MHz (DDR)	133 MHz (DDR)	133/166 MHz (DDR)	166/200 MHz (DDR)
FPU	built-in	built-in	built-in	built-in
SIMD	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE	MMX, Enhanced 3DNow!, SSE
Fabrication process	180 nm	180 nm	130 nm	130 nm
Number of transistors	37 million	37.5 million	37.2 million	54.3 million
Power consumption	38-72 W	46-72 W	49-68 W	60-76 W
Voltage	1.7-1.75 V	1.75 V	1.5-1.65 V	1.65 V
Die surface area	120 mm²	129.26 mm²	84.66 mm²	100.99 mm²
Connector	Socket A	Socket A	Socket A	Socket A

We should mention that AMD also produced versions for servers (Athlon MP) and for laptops (Athlon 4, Athlon XP Mobile), as well as the Geode NX (130 nm and a 256 KB cache). AMD marketed the Thorton (130 nm, 512 KB of cache, 256 KB of which was disabled) and planned on Trinidad, an Athlon using a 90 nm process. There were more PR oddities: the Athlon XP 2600+ was clocked at 1,900, 1,917, 2,000, 2,083, or 2,133 MHz depending on the version, for instance

Νέοι AMD Phenom X3 8850 Black Edition και Athlon X2 5050e

voltmod — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:11:58 +0000

Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, η AMD θα κυκλοφορήσει σύντομα τους επεξεργαστές Phenom X3 8850 Black Edition

"Δειγματίζεται" o AMD Deneb (45nm, υποστήριξη DDR2)

voltmod — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:00:31 +0000

PicoNews: Σύμφωνα με φήμες, δείγματα της έκδοσης “DDR2” των επεξεργαστών 45nm Deneb βρίσ

Drei neue Dreikerne von AMD

Klaus Alrutz — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:51:53 +0000

AMD erweitert die bisher schwach bestückte Phenom-X3-Baureihe von Prozessoren mit drei nutzbaren CPU-Kernen: Zu den bisher lieferbaren Versionen Phenom X3 8450, 8650 und 8750 (2,1, 2,3 und 2,4 GHz Taktfrequenz, je 95 Watt TDP) kommen drei Neulinge hinzu. Dem Phenom X3 8450 Black Edition fehlt die Multiplikator-Sperre, er lässt sich also leichter übertakten, freilich ohne dass AMD dafür eine Gewährleistung übernimmt. Mit Phenom X3 8450e und 8250e (2,1 beziehungsweise 1,9 GHz) erscheinen zugleich zwei 65-Watt-Versionen, für die AMD aber noch keine Preise nennt.

Den Phenom X3 8750 Black Edition gibt es zum gleichen 1000-Stück-OEM-Listenpreis von 134 US-Dollar wie zuvor den 8750 mit maximalem Multiplikator von 12; Letzterer kostet nun 5 US-Dollar weniger. Damit hat AMD den Preis des Phenom X3 8750 nach nur einer Woche erneut gesenkt. In der Preisliste vom 16. August 2008 nannte AMD noch 175 US-Dollar. Der Preis des Phenom X3 8650 ist ebenfalls gesunken, nämlich um 4 US-Dollar; den Phenom X3 8450 hatte AMD in der Liste vom 1. September nicht erwähnt.

Unterdessen ist der lange erwartete K10-Doppelkern Kuma aufgetaucht, und zwar als Athlon X2 6500 Black Edition mit 2,3 GHz Taktfrequenz. Einige Versandhändler offerieren ihn für knapp 90 Euro. Der Preisabstand zu einem Triple-Core mit gleicher Taktfrequenz (aber festem Multiplikator) ist also nicht groß. Überhaupt liegen die K10-Prozessoren mit zwei, drei und vier CPU-Kernen preislich sehr eng beieinander – die vielen Produktvarianten sind also wohl eher für den Direktkundenmarkt interessant, wo AMD dadurch mehr Möglichkeiten bei der Preisgestaltung hat.

weiterlesen bei heise-online

Quelle: heise.de

PROSESOR AMD K10 PHENOM (Versi desktop)

gpinkom — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:53:45 +0000

Phenom adalah nama seri prosesor buatan AMD generasi kesepuluh. Prosesor ini termasuk prosesor kelas

Uji Performa Platform AMD Spider!

dhanie-K — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:56 +0000

Pada kesempatan sebelumhya, saya menulis review tentang AMD Spider. Apabila belum membacanya, silakan klik di SINI, atau di link di bawah ini :

http://dhanika.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/amd-spider-paket-combo-dari-amd/

Dalam suatu saat, saya berkesempatan menguji platform spider ini dengan software beberapa benchmark.

Platform AMD Spider yang saya benchmark tersebut berspesifikasi:

Prosesor : AMD Phenom X3 8650 (2,3 GHz)
Motherboard : Abit AX-78, chipset AMD770
VGA : HIS ATI-AMD Radeon HD 3870 IceQ3 GDDR4 512MB
Power Supply : Silverstone 500 watt

Dari spesifikasi tersebut, dapat dilihat bahwa Platform tersebut adalah kelas mainstream yang dimaksimalkan kemampuannya.

Software benchmark yang digunakan : 3DMark03, 3DMark05,3DMark06

Berikut adalah hasilnya:

3DMark 2003 : 34.767
3DMark 2005 : 15.148
3DMark 2006 : 10.021

Kesimpulan:

Kombinasi di atas dapat digunakan untuk bermain game masa kini (sampai tulisan ini dimuat tentunya..) dengan quality yang dimaksimalkan. misal :

NFS Pro-Street, NFS Undercover, Devil-May Cry-4, dll..

berikut ini adalah detailnya :

Artikel Terkait tentang performa ATI Radeon HD 3870 :

ASUS Triton 79 Amazing CPU Cooler

voltmod — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:01:49 +0000

Καταπληκτικό δείχνει το νέο CPU Cooler της ASUS με την ευφάνταστη ονομασία Triton 79 Amazing. H νέα

ASUS Crosshair II Formula

voltmod — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:35:09 +0000

Η ASUS ανακοίνωσε τη διάθεση του νέου Crosshair II Formula motherboard. Όπως και ο προκάτοχος του, α

PhenomX3: Intel no los tienen en cuenta

aledb12 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:40:15 +0000

En una movida extraña por decirlo menos, Intel aportilló a la actual solución Tri-Core de AMD, dando

AMD lança novos microprocessadores Phenom

snnangola — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:33:35 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO, Estados Unidos (Reuters) – A AMD revelou novos microprocessadores para o mercado de PCs de mesa, um lançamento que pode torná-la mais competitiva diante da rival Intel .

Entre os chips da família Phenom da AMD está um modelo com três núcleos, ante os dois ou quatro mais comumente disponíveis. A AMD anunciou que o Phenom X3 oferece desempenho até 30 por cento superior, em alguns casos, se comparado a um chip de núcleo duplo operando na mesma freqüência.

A AMD revelou inicialmente seus planos de produzir o Phenom X3 em 2007, anunciando, então, que seria capaz de construir um chip de três núcleos porque eles ficariam na mesma peça de silício, em lugar de dois ou quatro núcleos instalados em peças separadas e unidas posteriormente.

A empresa enfrentou um ano difícil em 2007, com prejuízo de 3,38 bilhões de dólares ante o prejuízo de 166 milhões de dólares registrado em 2006. Parte da culpa cabe a um problema de projeto em seu chip para servidores Barcelona, que a AMD havia classificado como essencial para retomar sua vantagem competitiva diante da Intel.

Os processadores anunciados são ram dirigidos principalmente ao mercado convencional de computadores, mas incluem também o Phenom Black Edition, que os adeptos dos videogames podem acelerar quando necessário, um processo conhecido como “overclocking”, disse um analista.

Fonte: Yahoo

AMD Intros New Phenom Chips And Triple-Core Processors

mylow — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:02:25 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced new Phenom chips, including quad-core chips and its first triple-core processors for desktop PCs.

The company’s triple-core Phenom X3 8000 series processors provide an option to mainstream PC buyers who don’t want to spend on a quad-core processor but are looking for more performance than a dual-core processor, said Pat Moorhead, vice president of advanced marketing at AMD.

The chips could be used for high-definition video playback, casual mainstream gaming and productivity applications, Moorhead said.

The company’s first triple-core processors include the Phenom X3 8400, which runs at 2.1GHz, and the Phenom X3 8600, which runs at 2.3GHz. Both will come with 1.5MB of L2 cache and 2MB of L3 cache.

AMD also launched three Phenom quad-core processors on Thursday — the Phenom X4 9750, which runs at 2.4Ghz; the Phenom X4 9850, which runs at 2.5GHz; and the Phenom 9100e, a low-voltage quad-core processor that runs at 1.8GHz and has a 65-watt power envelope during maximum usage. All the processors contain 2MB of L2 cache and 2MB of L3 cache.

PC makers will ship products with the quad-core processors in the second quarter, AMD said.

The triple-core processors are already shipping in volume to PC makers, AMD said. U.S. vendor ZT Systems will list PCs with the new triple-core Phenoms on Monday, with other “major OEMs” and system vendors shipping products next quarter, AMD said. Many major vendors, including Dell and Hewlett-Packard, have already hinted at including the processors in desktops.

Dell has listed plans to use the chip in its OptiPlex 740 business desktop systems. It will ship the triple-core OptiPlex in the second quarter, a company spokeswoman recently said, but she declined to specify which processor will run the desktop. Hewlett-Packard has also listed a desktop on its Bulgarian-language Web site with AMD’s Phenom Triple-Core 8600B processor.

Mesh Computer, a PC vendor in the U.K., is offering the Matrix XXX Plus desktop with the Phenom X3 8400 processor and the Matrix XXX Pro desktop with the Phenom 8600 processor.

Because the triple-core chip is a new concept–set between the widely accepted dual- and quad-cores–it’s unclear how it will fit in the market, said Dean McCarron, founder and principal at Mercury Research.

“You’re going to get a performance enhancement with the extra core above and beyond a dual-core,” McCarron said. But it also falls shy of a quad-core.

AMD designed the triple-core as a way to produce a cheaper chip. The triple-core processor is built on a quad-core CPU, with one core nonfunctional, McCarron said.

The triple-core chip gives AMD a tactical advantage over Intel, McCarron said. Intel will need to answer the triple-core chip with a product priced in the same range while delivering similar performance. Intel can take a dual-core or quad-core processor, adjust features like cache, and price it similar to AMD’s triple-core processor, McCarron said.

Los Phenom X3 se lanzaran en Febrero

aledb12 — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:03:35 +0000

AMD ha anunciado a sus socios que lanzará dos nuevos procesadores con tres núcleos (llamados