New 45nm AMD Athlon IIs listed

45W quads and tri-cores, 3GHz duals

Several 45nm Athlons have popped up on price search engines. Although we already talked about most of them, we've got a few more specs this time around, although we still don't have any prices.

Let's start off with the new flagship quad-core Athlons, based on the Propus core with no L3 cache. Two models have popped up, the Athlon II X4 605e and 600e. Both feature 4x512kb of L2 cache, HT up to 4.0GB/s, and dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support. The 605e runs at 2.3GHz, while the 600e is clocked at 2.2GHz. Bear in mind that these are "e" series power efficient parts, and the TDP is an impressive 45W, a first for desktop quad-cores.

Moving on to tri-core, Rana-based CPUs, we can see two models, the 400e and 405e. They are clocked at 2.2GHz and 2.3GHz respectively. The rest of the spec is similar to that of the 6xxe series, minus one core.

And for the first time AMD has gone 45nm with its dual cores. The Athlon II X2 250 and 245 are Regor-based. They are clocked at 3.0GHz and 2.9GHz respectively. Unlike the new quad and tri-core parts, these are not power efficient models, and the TDP is rated at 65W, which is still adequate.

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AMD Phenom II listings begin to appear, priced at sub-£200

Today, a pair of those Phenom II processors have appeared on the pages of UK-based etailer MoreComputers.com. According to its product listings, Phenom II will arrive in two models - a 2.8GHz Phenom II 920 and a 3.0GHz Phenom II 940 Black Edition, priced at £190.65 and £231.32, respectively.

The 920 and 940 nomenclature may seem strangely familiar, but the quad-core Phenom II won't be challenging Intel's Core i7 in the performance stakes, we feel. Instead, it'll attempt to put AMD back in the desktop race with a set of affordable mid-range chips that should at the very least challenge Intel's ageing Core 2 range.

There may still be no win in sight for AMD, though. Should Phenom II pose a threat, we'd expect Intel to respond with a slight swipe at its Core 2 pricing. Either way, the competition should result in well-priced mid-range processors for the masses.

Readers should also be aware that MoreComputers' prices are anything but definitive, and that the etailer doesn't offer any pre-sales or post-sales technical support whatsoever. Although the listings appear to be about right in our estimation, official pricing and availability won't be known until AMD lets it slip.

Source : www.hexus.net