The
CPU support lists of AMD 9-Series Chipset motherboards from Jetway
and ECS
have revealed some interesting new CPU models, allegedly branded the
Phenom II X8 series. The chips are, of course, eight-core designs,
but they have lower clockspeeds than the eight-core AMD FX models.
There are four known chips:
-
AMD Phenom II
X8 2420: 2.40GHz, 95W, ZD242046W8K43 -
AMD Phenom II
X8 3020: 3.00GHz, 125W, ZD302051W8K44 -
AMD Phenom II
X8 2520: 2.50GHz, 95W, ZD252046W6443 -
AMD Phenom II
X8 2820: 2.80GHz, 95W, ZD282046W8K43
AMD has not said
anything about a Phenom II X8 series as of yet, and there is no other
official information available on the models.
So, what
micro-architecture could these chips be based on? They could either
be packing eight of the older K10 “Stars” cores, which power
the other Phenom II CPUs, and, if so, their performance could be very
interesting.
On the other hand, they could be based on the Bulldozer
design that powers the underwhelming AMD FX, likely with things like
Turbo Core disabled alongside the lower clockspeeds, in order to reach lower pricepoints. Keep in mind
that the Phenom II X6 six-cores beat the fastest FX eight-cores in a
few benchmarks.
Either way, a news
release and official launch are likely coming soon, so we will
eventually find out.
(Via
X-Bit
Labs)
