Desktop Processor Roadmap
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Desktop Division Roadmap
Changes since July 2008
Additions
Platform Segment
2008
2009
Desktop Processors
Agena Quad-Core •DDR2, 2M L3 •512K L2/Core •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM2+ Toliman Heka Triple-Core 65 nm 45nm Deneb FX Quad-Core •Shared L3 •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM3 Deneb Quad-Core •Shared L3 •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0•Pkg AM2+ and AM3
Propus Quad-Core •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM3 Brisbane Dual-Core •512K L2/Core •DDR2, AMD-V™ •HT 2.0 •Pkg AM2 Toliman Triple-Core •DDR2, 2M L3 •512K L2/Core •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM2+ Regor Dual-Core •1MB L2 per Core •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM3 Triple-Core •Shared L3 •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM3 Sparta Single-Core •512K •DDR2 ••HT 1.0Pkg AM2 Lima Single-Core •512K L2 •DDR2 •HT 2.0 •Pkg AM2 Rana Triple-Core •DDR2/DDR3 •HT 3.0 •Pkg AM3
Q3
Q4
2008
Desktop Processor Longevity
AMD Phenom™ X4 Quad-Core Processors
AMD Phenom X4 9750 AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6GHz, 4000MHz HT 3.0 Bus 140W AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5GHz, 4000MHz HT 3.0 Bus 125W 125W 95W AMD Phenom X4 9650 2.3GHz, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus
= "Agena" quad-core, DDR2-1066, 65nm SOI, 2MB L2*, 2MB Shared L3, Pkg AM2+ 95W
AMD Phenom X4 9550
2.2GHz, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus 95W
* indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor = Last Order
= Final Shipments schedule change
AMD Phenom X4 9750
Q3
Q4
2008
Desktop Processor Longevity
AMD Phenom™ X3 Triple-Core Processors
AMD Phenom X3 8850
2.5GHz
AMD Phenom X3 8750
2.4GHz 95W
95W
= “Toliman” triple-core, DDR2-1066, 65nm SOI, 1.5MB L2*, 2MB Shared L3, Pkg AM2+, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus
AMD Phenom X3 8650
2.3GHz 95W
AMD Phenom X3 8450
2.1GHz 95W
* indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor = Last Order
= Final Shipments schedule change
AMD Phenom X3 8550
Q3
Q4
2008
Desktop Processor Longevity
AMD Athlon™ Dual-Core Processors
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9GHz 89W 65W AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 3.0GHz 89W AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz 89W AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.7GHz
= "Brisbane" dual-core, DDR2-800, 1MB L2*, 65nm SOI, Pkg AM2, 2000MHz HT 2.0 Bus 65W
89W
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
2.8GHz 65W
* indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor = Last Order
= Final Shipments schedule change
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Q3
Q4
2008
Desktop Processor Longevity
Energy Efficient Multi-Core Processors
AMD Phenom X4 9150e
1.8GHz, 3200MHz HT 3.0 Bus 65W
AMD Phenom X4 9350e
2.0GHz, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus 65W
AMD Phenom X4 9450e
2.1GHz, >3200MHz HT 3.0 Bus 65W
AMD Phenom X3 8450e 65W
AMD Athlon™ X2 4850e 45W, 2.5GHz
AMD Athlon X2 4450e 45W, 2.3GHz
AMD Athlon X2 4050e 45W, 2.1GHz
= "Agena" quad-core, DDR2-1066, 65nm SOI, 2MB Dedicated L2*, 2MB Shared L3, Pkg AM2+
= “Toliman” triple-core, DDR2-1066, 65nm SOI, 1.5MB Dedicated L2, 2MB Shared L3, Pkg AM2+, 3200MHz HT 3.0 Bus
= "Brisbane" dual-core, DDR2-800, 65nm SOI, 1MB Dedicated L2*, Pkg AM2, 2000MHz HT 2.0 Bus * indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor = Last Order
= Final Shipments schedule change
AMD Phenom X3 8250e
1.9GHz, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus 65W
AMD Phenom X3 8450e
2.1GHz, 3600MHz HT 3.0 Bus 65W
Q3
Q4
2008
Desktop Processor Longevity
AMD Single-Core Processors
AMD Athlon™ LE-1660
2.8GHz, 512KB L2
AMD Athlon LE-1640
2.7GHz, 512KB L2 45W
45W
= “Lima" single-core, DDR2-800, 65nm SOI, Pkg AM2, 2000MHz HT 2.0 Bus
= “Sparta” single-core, DDR2-800, 65nm SOI, Pkg AM2, 1600MHz HT 1.0 Bus schedule change = Last Order
= Final Shipments
AMD Sempron LE-1200
2.1GHz, 512KB L2
AMD Sempron™ LE-1300
2.3GHz, 512KB L2
AMD Sempron LE-1250
2.2GHz, 512KB L2
45W 45W 45W
Production Schedule
Upcoming Quad-Core Processor Launches
MODEL TDP CORE PKG DVT SAMPLES PRODUCTION ORDER
AVAILABILITY AMD Phenom™ X4 quad–core processors
9950 125W "Agena" AM2+ 3Q 2008 4Q 2008 4Q 2008
9850 95W “Agena” AM2+ 3Q 2008 4Q 2008 4Q 2008
Production Schedule
Upcoming Triple and Dual-Core Processor Launches
MODEL TDP CORE PKG DVT SAMPLES PRODUCTION ORDER
AVAILABILITY AMD Phenom™ X3 triple–core processors
8850 95W “Toliman" AM2+ 3Q 2008 4Q 2008 4Q 2008
8450e 65W “Toliman" AM2+ July 2008 Aug 2008 Aug 2008
8250e 65W “Toliman" AM2+ July 2008 Aug 2008 Aug 2008
AMD Athlon™ X2 dual–core processors
3Q08
4Q08
AMD Phenom X4 AMD Phenom X3 9950 9850 9750 9650 9550 8750 8650 8550 8450 9950 9850 9750 9650 8850 8750 8650 8550 6000+ 5800+ 5600+ 6000+ 5800+ 5600+Desktop Processor Roadmap
AMD Athlon X2 5600+ 5400+ 5200+ 5000+ 5600+ 5400+ 5200+ 5000+
AMD Athlon LE-1660
LE-1640 LE-1660 LE-1640 AMD Sempron™ LE-1300 LE-1250 LE-1200 LE-1300 LE-1250
Black = AM2 pkg Green = AM2+ pkg Blue = 1207 pkg Purple = AM3 pkg
Energy Efficient Desktop Roadmap
3Q08
4Q08
AMD Phenom X4 AMD Phenom X3 9350e 9150e 8450e 8250e 9450e 9350e 9150e 8450e 8250eBlack = AM2 pkg Green = AM2+ pkg Blue = 1207 pkg Purple = AM3 pkg AMD Athlon X2 4850e 4450e 4050e 5050e 4850e 4450e
Brand Positioning
AMD BRAND / MODEL SERIES
Intel BRAND / MODEL SERIES
Intel Core 2 Quad™ Q6xxx/Q9xxx
Intel Core 2 Duo™ 4xxx/7xxx
Intel Core 2 Duo™ 6xxx/8xxx
AMD Phenom™ X4 9xxx
AMD Phenom™ X3 8xxx
AMD Athlon™ X2 6xxx/5xxx
AMD Sempron™ 1xxx
AMD Athlon™ 16xx
Intel Core 2 Duo™ 4xxx/7xxx
Intel Celeron™ 4xx
(Single-core)Intel Pentium™ E2xxx
Q308 Model Positioning
AMD
Intel
8750
8650
8550
8450
AMD Phenom X3
9950
9850
9750
9650
9550
AMD Phenom X4
E7200
E4700
E4600
Q9300
Q6700
Q6600
Core2Quad
E8500
E8400
E6850
E6750
E8200
E6550
Core2Duo
6000
5800
5600
5400
5200
5000
AMD Athlon X2
LE-1300
LE-1250
LE-1200
AMD Sempron
LE-1660
LE-1640
AMD Athlon
440
430
Celeron
E2220
E2200
E2180
Pentium E
E4700
E4600
Core2Duo
MODEL CLOCK
SPEED TDP CACHE CORE
CORES ON DIE MAX CPU BW1 I/O BUS SPEED6 Memory Speed IMC 2 CnQ3 AMD-V™ EVP4
AMD Phenom™ X4 quad-core processors – Pkg AM2+
9950 2.6GHz 140W 2MB Dedicated5L2 2MB Shared L3 “Agena" 65nm SOI 4 cores ≥31.5 GB/s ≥3600 MHz 1066
MHz yes yes yes yes 125W 9850 2.5GHz 125W 95W 9750 2.4GHz 95W 9650 2.3GHz 95W 9550 2.2GHz 95W 9450e 2.1GHz 65W 2MB Dedicated 5L2 2MB Shared L3 “Agena" 65nm SOI 4 cores ≥29.9 GB/s 3600 MHz 1066
MHz yes yes yes yes 9350e 2.0GHz
Desktop Processor Features
AMD Phenom™ Quad-Core Processors
65W
2MB Shared L3 65nm SOI 4 cores GB/s MHz yes yes yes yes
9150e 1.8GHz 3200
MHz
1 MAX CPU BW = Maximum processor-to-system bandwidth 2 IMC = Integrated Memory Controller
3 CnQ = AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology 4 EVP = Enhanced Virus Protection*
5indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor 6Bidirectional I/O Bus Speed
* Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft Windows®, Linux®, Solaris and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.
Notes:
-“AM2+” is referenced as “AM2r2” in AMD technical documentation..
Desktop Processor Features
AMD Phenom™ Triple-Core Processors
MODEL CLOCK
SPEED TDP CACHE CORE
CORES ON DIE MAX CPU BW1 I/O BUS SPEED6 Memory Speed IMC 2 CnQ3 AMD-V™ EVP4
AMD Phenom™ X3 triple-core processors – Pkg AM2+
8850 2.5GHz 95W 1.5MB Dedicated5L2 2MB Shared L3 “Toliman" 65nm SOI 3 cores ≥27.2 GB/s ≥3600 MHz ≥800
MHz yes yes yes yes 8750 2.4GHz 95W 8650 2.3GHz 95W 8550 2.2GHz 95W 8450e 2.1GHz 65W 8250e 1.9GHz 65W 8450 2.1GHz 95W
1 MAX CPU BW = Maximum processor-to-system bandwidth 2 IMC = Integrated Memory Controller
3 CnQ = AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology 4 EVP = Enhanced Virus Protection*
5indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor 6Bidirectional I/O Bus Speed
* Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft Windows®, Linux®, Solaris and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.
Notes:
-“AM2+” is referenced as “AM2r2” in AMD technical documentation..
Desktop Processor Features
AMD Dual-Core Processors
MODEL CLOCK
SPEED TDP CACHE CORE
CORES ON DIE MAX CPU BW1 I/O BUS SPEED 6 Memory Speed IMC 2 CnQ3 AMD-V™ EVP4
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processors – Pkg AM2
6000+ 3.1GHz 89W 1MB Dedicated5L2 "Brisbane" 65nm SOI 2 cores 20.8 GB/s 2000 MHz 800
MHz yes Yes yes yes 5800+ 3.0GHz 89W 5600+ 2.9GHz 89W 65W 5200+ 2.7GHz 65W 5000+ 2.6GHz
1 MAX CPU BW = Maximum processor-to-system bandwidth 2 IMC = Integrated Memory Controller
3 CnQ = AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology 4 EVP = Enhanced Virus Protection*
5indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor 6Bidirectional I/O Bus Speed
* Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft Windows®, Linux®, Solaris and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.
Notes:
-“AM2+” is referenced as “AM2r2” in AMD technical documentation.
-“Kuma" product name is a code name for specific models in the STARS family of processors. - Customers should always consult our technical documentation for design specifications
Desktop Processor Features
AMD 45W Dual- and Single-Core Processors
MODEL CLOCK SPEED TDP CACHE CORE ON DIECORES
MAX CPU BW1 I/O BUS SPEED5 Memory Speed IMC 2 CnQ3 AMD-V™ EVP4
AMD Athlon™ X2 dual-core processors – Pkg AM2
4850e 2.5GHz 45W 1MB Dedicated5L2 “Brisbane” 65nm SOI 2 cores 20.8 GB/s 2000 MHz 800
MHz yes yes yes yes
4450e 2.3GHz 4050e 2.1GHz
AMD Athlon™ processors – Pkg AM2
LE-1660 2.8GHz 45W 512KB L2 “Lima" 65nm SOI 1 core 20.8 GB/s 2000 MHz 800
MHz yes yes yes yes
LE-1640 2.7GHz
AMD Sempron™ processors – Pkg AM2
LE-1300 2.3GHz 45W 512KB L2
Note: Customers should always consult our technical documentation for design specifications.
* Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft Windows®, Linux®, Solaris and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.
1 MAX CPU BW = Maximum processor-to-system bandwidth 2 IMC = Integrated Memory Controller
3 CnQ = AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ technology 4 EVP = Enhanced Virus Protection*
5indicates the total dedicated L2 cache for the processor 6Bidirectional I/O Bus Speed
LE-1300 2.3GHz 45W 512KB L2 "Sparta" 65nm SOI 1 core 17.1 GB/s 1600 MHz 800
MHz yes yes no yes
LE-1250 2.2GHz 45W 512KB L2 LE-1200 2.1GHz 45W 512KB L2
Desktop Technologies
FEATURE FUNCTION END USER BENEFIT
Direct Connect Architecture
Designed to eliminate the real challenges and reduce
bottlenecks of traditional front-side bus architectures through the use of separate, dedicated high-speed links
between the processor and main memory between the processor and I/O
between CPUs on a platform
Leading-edge performance Helps avoid delays caused when multiple components compete for access to the same common bus
Competing x86 architectures use a common front-side bus (FSB)
Native Multi-Core Design Extensive AMD64 architectural optimizations and features enable thorough integration of multiple cores within the same processor, with each core having its own L1 and L2 caches
Provides true implementation of multiple processor cores
Simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing
AMD64 technology enables a breakthrough approach to 64-bit computing that doubles the number of registers in the
Can support both 32-bit and 64-bit applications
64-bit computing computing that doubles the number of registers in the
processor, and offers leading-edge performance on today’s 32-bit software applications while enabling a seamless migration to the 64-bit computing future
applications
Permits continued use of 32-bit software until the end user decides to transition to 64-bit software
HyperTransport™ technology
A high-speed, low latency, point-to-point communication link, for outstanding bandwidth between system components
Provides incredible system agility and graphics performance capability
Integrated Memory Controller
Directly connects CPUs to memory, for industry-leading memory performance and bandwidth per CPU
Enhances performance as memory access latency can be dramatically reduced
Desktop Technologies
FEATURE FUNCTION END USER BENEFIT
AMD Digital Media XPress™
Provides support for SSE, SSE2, SSE3 and MMX instructions Takes 3-D and graphics to new levels in games, video, DVDs, and more
DDR2 Memory 2ndgeneration DDR memory designed to improve overall memory performance through increased bandwidth and larger densities
Memory performance
AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
For dynamically switching performance states (processor core voltage and operating frequency) based on processor
performance requirements
Power management to limit heat and noise without hindering performance, making a more pleasant and
comfortable home or work environment
AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™)
Silicon feature-set enhancements designed to improve the performance, reliability, and security of existing and future virtualization environments
Get the most out of your hardware by “co-locating” legacy and modern operating systems, installing trusted virtualization environments operating systems, installing trusted and un-trusted partitions on the same hard-disk or using the same machine for both client-facing and business-facing applications.
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)*
Sets part of system memory aside as ‘data only’ so resident code cannot be executed, only read from or written to
To safeguard music, pictures, video and other important data.
Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Technology
SOI technology is used to minimize substrate capacitive effects and leakage current for each of the millions of transistors within each AMD64 processor
AMD64 processors can provide leading-edge performance while also using less power when compared to competing processor designs
* Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) is only enabled by certain operating systems including the current versions of Microsoft Windows®, Linux®, Solaris™ and BSD Unix. After properly installing the appropriate operating system, users must enable the protection of their applications and associated files from buffer overrun attacks. Contact your application software vendor for information regarding use of the application in conjunction with EVP. AMD strongly recommends that users continue to use third party anti-virus software as part of their security strategy.
AMD Phenom™ Processor Technologies
FEATURE FUNCTION END USER BENEFIT
Direct Connect Architecture
Award winning technology designed to eliminate the real challenges and
bottlenecks of system architectures through the use of separate, dedicated high-speed links:
•Between the processor and main memory •Between the processor and I/O
•Between CPU cores within the same processor
Delivers leading-edge PC system performance by eliminating delays caused when multiple
components compete for access to the processor bus
Competing x86 systems use an outdated, single front-side bus (FSB) which must carry memory access, graphics, CPU to CPU communication and IO traffic!
True Multi-core Processing
An integrated design featuring multiple cores within the same processor, each core having its own L1 and L2 caches, one or more direct connections to the other
processor cores, and together sharing an L3 cache for rapid, shared access to memory.
Enables better multi-tasking performance for today’s more demanding PC users so they can run more applications and do more in less time. Designed for high performance on demanding multi-threaded applications.
Integrated Dual Directly connects the processor to memory, Get dramatic application performance
Integrated Dual Channel Memory Controller with DDR2-800 support
Directly connects the processor to memory, optimizing memory performance, decreasing latency and maximizing bandwidth per CPU. Improved memory bandwidth with support for the highest clock speed of DDR2
memory. Power consumption is reduced by operating at lower voltage and frequency from processor cores.
Get dramatic application performance
improvements with greater system bandwidth and lower latency so users get a better PC experience.
HyperTransport™ technology 3.0
3rdGeneration HyperTransport interface
improves performance supporting clock speeds up to 2.6GHz and effective bandwidth up to 5.2 GHz. New power management extensions scale
Hypertransport performance to conserve power.
Provides incredible system agility and improved 3D graphics performance with full DirectX 10 capability for a more realistic, high resolution gaming experience and enough bandwidth for ultra-high resolution, 1080p video playback. Huge bandwidth means minimal bottlenecks and high performance for hard drive, USB, and other I/O and peripherals.
FEATURE FUNCTION END USER BENEFIT
AMD Balanced Smart Cache
A combination of dedicated L1 and L2 caches and a new shared L3 cache which rapidly share information for superior cache
performance. Smart Cache manages caches so that the processor cores don’t have to, diminishing latency on L2 cache accesses while still enabling faster access to critical shared L3 cache data
Supports a better tasking and multi-threaded experience and better overall
processor performance because each core has its own L2 cache memory and ability to quickly share data among cores utilizing the L3 cache.
AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator
A full 128 Bit Floating-Point math processing pipeline
Ultra fast floating-point performance can help improve the performance of applications like digital media players and immersive 3D games that depend heavily on complex calculations
AMD Memory
Optimizer Technology Optimized memory bandwidth designed for
better multi-core operation
Helps improve performance of multi-threaded software.
AMD Phenom™ Processor Technologies
better multi-core operation software.
AMD Digital Media XPress™ 2.0
Provides support for SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a and MMX instructions
Delivers sharper and more life-like 3-D
graphics taking the PC user experience to new levels in games, video, DVDs, and more.
AMD Virtualization™ with Rapid
Virtualization Indexing
Silicon feature-set enhancements designed to improve the performance, reliability, and security of existing and future virtualization environments by allowing virtualized
applications with direct and rapid access to their allocated memory.
Helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently enabling a better experience when dealing with virtual systems
Clock Multiplier Control
Clock multiplier can be adjusted via bios settings and platform utilities
Enhanced performance tuning enables a wider breadth of control over platform and processor settings.
FEATURE FUNCTION END USER BENEFIT
AMD Cool’n’Quiet 2.0 Enhanced power management features which automatically and instantaneously adjusts performance states and features based on processor performance
requirements
Enhanced power optimization technology enables cooler and quieter platform designs by providing extremely efficient performance and energy usage.
Independent Dynamic Core Technology
Fully independent frequency per processor core reduces processor energy consumption by adjusting power usage by core utilization.
Helps users get more efficient performance by dynamically adjusting individual core
frequencies as required by utilization needs
AMD Power Management
Processor performance state control is optimized for reduced power consumption.
Helps PC users get the performance they need while using demanding applications or multi-tasking and still get efficient savings when idle or doing more basic tasks
Dual Dynamic Power
Management™
Split power plane design which allows independent voltage planes for processor and memory controller for a wider range of
Helps improve platform efficiency by providing on demand memory performance while still allowing for decreased system power
AMD Phenom™ Processor Technologies
Management™ and memory controller for a wider range of
energy usage and on demand performance
allowing for decreased system power consumption
AMD
CoolCore™ Technology
Coarse & fine transistor control reduces processor energy consumption by turning off unused parts of the processor.
Helps users get more efficient performance by dynamically activating or turning off parts of the processor.
AMD Wideband Frequency Control
Up to eight different performance states to maximize power efficiency. Simplified performance state transitions reduce latency and software overhead of performance states changes.
Allows the processor to respond more precisely to user demands, maximizing performance and extending battery life while delivering a better PC user experience.
Multi-Point Thermal Control
Processor protection featuring multiple sensors across processor silicon designed to automatically reduce speed and heat when temperature exceeds pre-defined limits.
Prevents processor from creating too much heat and enabling a cooler, quieter PC experience.
Architecture Comparison
Direct Connect Architecture
Up to 4.0GHz bidirectional HyperTransport™ technology link I/O Chipset
Front Side Bus Architecture
800MHz or 1066MHz FSB
bottleneck
I/O Chipset
AMD Direct Connect Architecture
for the peak processor-to-system bandwidth
Processor accesses main memory directly on the dedicated memory bus…
• 12.8 GB/s of peak BW (using DDR2-800) for Stars & Cities Cores
Processor access to I/O with up to...
• Up to 16.0 GB/s peak BW for Stars Cores
• 8.0 GB/s peak BW for Cities Cores
With separate busses for memory access and I/O access, the peak processor-to-system BW is the sum of the two bus bandwidths…
• Up to 28.8 GB/s processor-to system peak BW for Stars Cores
• 20.8 GB/s processor-to system peak BW for Cities Cores Chipset
Processor indirectly accesses main memory (through North Bridge chip) on the FSB…
• 6.4 GB/s of peak BW (using DDR2-800) Processor I/O access using the same FSB…
• 8.5GB/s of peak BW (using 1066MHz FSB)
• 6.4GB/s of peak BW (using 800MHz FSB)
With the FSB used to access both memory and I/O, the peak processor-to-system BW is the larger of the two values…
•8.5GB/s of P-S peak BW (using 1066MHz FSB)
•6.4GB/s of P-S peak BW (using 800MHz FSB)
Platform Segment
CPU
Chipset
2008
2009
2010
Desktop Commercial Platforms
“Perseus”
AMD 780V; SB700
AMD Phenom™ CPU’s
•Quad (“Agena”), Triple (“Toliman”), Dual (“Kuma”) cores
•Dedicated L2 and Shared L3 cache
•HyperTransport™ 3.0
•DDR2 memory support
•AM2+ Package (Backwards Compatible w/ AM2) •Enhanced Virus Protection ▪AMD-V™
•Digital Media Express™ ▪Cool’n’Quiet™ 2.0
Chipset GPU Platform Features & Initiatives
AMD 780V; SB700
DirectX®10 ATI Avivo™ HD DVI/HDMI/DisplayPortNative multi monitor/Extended Desktop ATI PowerPlay™ IGP power management PCIe®Gen 2
SATA 3Gb/s
Business Class CPUs – Systems
(Industry-leading up to 24-month stability)
DASH based manageability TPM based security
Energy Efficient Platform
ATI Radeon HD 3000 series
Platform Segment CPU Chipset
2008
2009
2010
“Cartwheel”
Desktop Mainstream Platforms
AMD 780G; SB700
AMD Phenom™ CPU’s
•Quad (“Agena”), Triple (“Toliman”), Dual (“Kuma”) cores
•Dedicated L2 and Shared L3 cache
•HyperTransport™ 3.0
•DDR2 memory support
•AM2+ Package (Backwards Compatible w/ AM2) •Enhanced Virus Protection ▪AMD-V™
•Digital Media Express™ ▪Cool’n’Quiet™ 2.0
Chipset GPU Platform Features & Initiatives
AMD 780G; SB700
DirectX®10ATI Avivo™ HD, UVD DVI/HDMI/DisplayPort
Native multi monitor/Extended Desktop ATI PowerPlay™ IGP power management PCIe®Gen 2
SATA 3Gb/s
AMD Phenom™ multi-core processors DTX Open-standard Small Form Factor Energy Efficient Platform
ATI Radeon HD 3000 series
Platform Segment CPU Chipset
2008
2009
2010
“Spider”
Desktop Performance Platforms
AMD 790; SB600
AMD Phenom™ CPU’s
•Quad (“Agena FX”), Triple (“Toliman”) cores
•Dedicated L2 and Shared L3 cache
•HyperTransport™ 3.0
•Up to DDR2-1066 memory support
•AM2+ Package (Backwards Compatible w/ AM2) •Enhanced Virus Protection ▪AMD-V™
•Digital Media Express™ ▪Cool’n’Quiet™ 2.0
Chipset GPU Platform Features & Initiatives
AMD 790; SB600
HyperTransport™ 3.0 PCIe®Gen 22 & 4-way CrossFire™ SATA 3 Gb/s
ATI Radeon HD 3000 series
2 & 4-way CrossFire™, DirectX®10.1, GDDR3/GDDR4, Avivo™
HD, UVD
AMD Phenom™ multi-core processors AMD GAME!™