AMD Plans to Release Athlon X2 7550, 7750
Advanced Micro Devices reportedly readies two new dual-core microprocessors based on the K10 micro-architecture. The new chips were not in the plan several months ago, but the company apparently decided to introduce the new chips in order to stabilize pricing of its dual-core processors aimed at mainstream market.
According to a news-story at Expreview web-site, AMD intends to release Athlon X2 7550 and 7750 chips sometime in Q1 2009. The chips will operate at 2.50GHz and 2.70GHz, feature 1MB of L2 cache [512KB per core], 2MB L3 cache as well as dual-channel DDR2 memory controller. The new products will have thermal design power of 95W, hence, should be compatible with the vast majority of AM2+ mainboards.
The new dual-core AMD Athlon X2 processors are based on the code-named Kuma core, the same one that is already featured in AMD Athlon X2 6500 processor that operates at 2.30GHz.
It is unclear why AMD decided to introduce a new model number sequence for its new dual-core central processing units despite of the fact that the novelties hardly provide tangible performance benefits compared to predecessors.
AMD did not comment on the news-story.
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Kuma to become Athlon X2 7550/7750
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AMD is going to pick up the Kuma core. Back in September we have reviewed an ES version Kuma. At that time we thought the Kuma would become Athlon 6500+. But no words in AMD’s September roadmap about Kuma, we think AMD have dropped it.
But when we saw AMD’s October roadmap, Kuma appears and branded as“Athlon X2 7550/7750”.
According to the roadmap, Athlon X2 7550 will be a 2.5GHz Kuma, except the clock all other spec is the same with our ES version. Athlon X2 7750 runs at 2.7GHz. For cache,TDP and other information, you can read the chart we compiled.
So there is no more Athlon 6500+, AMD wants Kuma to be 7 series dual core. Both of the chips will come out in 09Q1. The company positioned Kuma to encounter intel E7400 and E7300. Do you think Kuma can beat them? Tell us how you think about it!
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But when we saw AMD’s October roadmap, Kuma appears and branded as“Athlon X2 7550/7750”.
According to the roadmap, Athlon X2 7550 will be a 2.5GHz Kuma, except the clock all other spec is the same with our ES version. Athlon X2 7750 runs at 2.7GHz. For cache,TDP and other information, you can read the chart we compiled.
So there is no more Athlon 6500+, AMD wants Kuma to be 7 series dual core. Both of the chips will come out in 09Q1. The company positioned Kuma to encounter intel E7400 and E7300. Do you think Kuma can beat them? Tell us how you think about it!
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