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Now it’s time for the other half of the story, as AMD unveils Socket AM3 with its support for 1333MHz DDR3 system memory.
AMD's Phenom II: now with DDR 3 support
AMD has launched five new models of Socket AM3 Phenom II, with three models in both retail and tray packaging, and two models that are only available in trays for system builders. The retail parts are:
While the two tray parts are:
Because these are tray parts we do not have prices. But here are AMD's official specs for the parts:
Model Number | Frequency | L3 Cache Size | Nominal Voltage | OPN(s) |
X4 810 | 2.6GHz | 4MB | 0.875-1.425V | Tray: HDX810WFK4FGI PIB: HDX810WFGIBOX |
X3 720 BE | 2.8GHz | 6MB | 0.850-1.425V | Tray: HDZ720WFK3DGI PIB: HDZ720WFGIBOX |
X3 710 | 2.6GHz | 6MB | 0.875-1.425V | Tray: HDX710WFK3DGI PIB: HDX710WFGIBOX |
X4 910 | 2.6GHz | 6MB | 0.875-1.425V | Tray: HDX910WFK4DGI |
X4 805 | 2.5GHz | 4MB | 0.875-1.425V | Tray: HDX805WFK4FGI |
Common AM3 Processor Specifications
L1 Cache Sizes 64KB of instruction and 64KB of data cache per core (512KB total L1 per processor)
L2 Cache Sizes 512KB of data cache per core (2MB total L2 per processor for X4s, 1.5MB total L2 per processor for X3s)
Memory Controller Type Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller
Memory Controller Speed Up to 2.0GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management
Types of Memory Supported Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR 2 1066MHz) and PC3 (DDR3 1333MHz)
HyperTransport 3.0 Link: One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 4.0GHz full duplex (2.0GHz x2)
Total Processor Bandwidth Up to 33.1GB/s total bandwidth
Packaging Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)
Process Technology 45nm DSL SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
Approximate Transistor count 758 million
Approximate Die Size 258mm²
Max Ambient Case Temp - X4 CPUs 71° C
Max Ambient Case Temp - X3 CPUs 73° C
Max TDP 95W
ATHLONType | PGA-ZIF | ||||||||||
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Chip form factors | OPGA | ||||||||||
Contacts | 754 | ||||||||||
FSB frequency | 200 MHz System clock 800 MHz HyperTransport | ||||||||||
Voltage range | Voltage range 0.8 - 1.55 V Socket 754 was the original socket for AMD's Athlon 64 desktop processors. Due to the introduction of newer socket layouts (i.e. Socket 939, Socket 940 and Socket AM2), Socket 754 has become the more "budget-minded" socket for use with AMD Athlon 64 or Sempron processors. In comparison, it differs from Socket 939 in several areas:
Although AMD has promoted Socket 754 as a budget platform on the desktop and encouraged mid and high end users to use newer platforms, Socket 754 remained for some time as AMD's high end solution for mobile applications, (e.g. the HP zv6000 series). However, Socket S1 has been released and is slated to supersede Socket 754 in the mobile CPU segment through its support for dual core CPUs and DDR2 SDRAM.
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