Thursday, July 26th 2012
AMD Readies Trio of Athlon II X4 Processors in FM2 Package
Even as launch of the next-generation A-Series "Trinity" desktop APUs remains elusive, there is already talk of what AMD will do with the 32 nm Trinity silicon, apart from using them in the A-Series. Some theories point out that the best performing parts could be sold in certain "high margin" products, while the others, could be branded as Athlon II FM2. AMD is planning a trio of quad-core Athlon II X4 processors in the socket FM2 package. The company currently has a line of Athlon II series processors carved out of the "Llano" silicon, built in the socket FM1 package.
The trio of socket FM2 Athlon II X4 processors include:
Source:
CPU World
The trio of socket FM2 Athlon II X4 processors include:
- Athlon II X4-730: quad-core, 2.80 GHz, 4 MB total cache, 65W TDP
- Athlon II X4-740: quad-core, 3.20 GHz, 4 MB total cache, 65W TDP
- Athlon II X4-750K: quad-core, unlocked BClk multiplier, 3.40 GHz, 4 MB total cache, 100W TDP
36 Comments on AMD Readies Trio of Athlon II X4 Processors in FM2 Package
Look at the AM3+ Athlon II X4 645 without L3 compared to the Phenom II X4 945 with L3 cache. In gaming the separation is between 4-15 FPS depending on the game. That isn't a big improvement.
Also in some games like Dirt 2 L3 cache can decrease performance.
But really who knows? Because the Trinity might be even more or even less sensitive to L3 cache than deneb. Lets wait and see.
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Athlon_II_X4_645/10.html
In fact, I only really see a noticible diffference in CPU bound games.