Thoroughbred Pics and New socket!

[SSXeon5]

◦ Die Size : 80mm(e.g Palomino : 129mm)
◦ Process : 0.13 micron
◦ L2 Cache : 256KB
**Unless L2 cache has no improvement of performance, it could be shown as more higher speed.
◦ Initial Clock : M24001+(1.93Ghz:expected)
◦ Debut : 2002 2/4




And the new socket 563 for later hammer and maybe later TBred?







SSXeon

[Moridin]

I’d be surprised if TBred debuts at 2400+. 2200+ is more likely IMO.

I think that socket is for notebook use. Desktop systems will continue to use the current socket. Hammer will have a new socket with a lot more pins.

[Jome20]

Yeah the Hammer will definitely have to have a new Socket. But I think the T-bred will still be Socket A.

[ZhaoYun]

Originally posted by Jome20
Yeah the Hammer will definitely have to have a new Socket. But I think the T-bred will still be Socket A.

Ditto, right after the T-Bred and just before the Hammer the Barton will be the last to use SocketA.

[Jome20]

The Barton is from AMD as well? Why so many new processors in between so little time?

[Jome20]

There's the Tbred, Barton, Hammer, and SledgeHammer all in like a year or year and a half???

[ZhaoYun]

Originally posted by Jome20
There's the Tbred, Barton, Hammer, and SledgeHammer all in like a year or year and a half???

Yep.

[Jome20]

Originally posted by ZhaoYun

Yep.

Damn

[Jome20]

Originally posted by Jome20


Damn

That's unreal. Who could keep up with all that??? It's almost like not worth buying one because the next one is around the corner. Since I got my XP 1700+ now I'll be holding onto that one for awhile and then get another top of the line processor a year or two down the road.

[krazie662]

Are all the Dies going to come unmarked, or is that just a prototype pic or something?

[OrcWarrior]

The bit I liked most is that there is no trench running across the L1 bridges A bit hard to tell if the bridges are closed though, looks like they went with the subsurface connects again.

[2March]

Originally posted by Jome20
There's the Tbred, Barton, Hammer, and SledgeHammer all in like a year or year and a half???

Hey, I thought it was goin to be Clawhammer and Sledgehammer...

[Predator2]

Can somebody explain to me what the differance is between AMD Thoroughbred and the upcoming AMD Barton.

Is Barton going to use Socket A or is it going for a new one?
Seeing the Road Map it seams that it will be using the same socket but I would prefer to know than to guess it will.

[Jome20]

From what I know the Barton will use Socket A. But unfortunately I cannot guarantee that for you.

[ZhaoYun]

Originally posted by Jome20
From what I know the Barton will use Socket A. But unfortunately I cannot guarantee that for you.

Looks into crystal ball, yep the Barton will be the last to use SocketA.