Friday, January 26th 2007
More K8L specs leaked
Some new details on AMD's next generation of desktop processing have been released, with three different models to go alongside AMD's Barcelona (the processor for servers). The desktop equivalent of Barcelona, with the codename Agena, will feature four cores and should have clock speeds of 2.4GHz to 2.6GHz, with a 2MB L2 cache and 2MB L3 cache per CPU - it's scheduled for the third quarter of this year. The mainstream processor is called Kuma and should launch with clock speeds of 2.0GHz to 2.9GHz using a dual core architecture, with 1MB L2 cache and 2MB shared L3 cache. Rana, the replacement for the Sempron family, will have clock frequencies of 2.1GHz to 2.3GHz, feature dual core and 1MB of L2 cache, but no L3 cache. The Rana is expected for the forth quarter of this year.
Source:
DailyTech
31 Comments on More K8L specs leaked
the E4 series is the updated version
No one is going to make dual-core Sempron/Celerons because dual-cores suck, and they wouldnt want to spend extra on them.
Heck, if it wasnt for the second core doing physics in DX10 games, i would never have wanted an E4400 with more than a single core.
will single core processors ever disappear off the market? i sure hope so.
and ht1 is plenty for desktop users, ht3 is really being made for server side where multi-multi core cpu's will need the bandwith.
same reasion we have ht1 at its current specs on 939/am2 because its clearly not needed even with dual core, and tyan makes boards(939) that can host 8+ dual core cpu's all under ht1.
this is mainly a move to support multi quadcore cpu's :) sall good tho im SURE my board will accept a kuma :D
via c7 are a good example, they could multi core/chip the systems but its not needed, 1 is more then enought for a media pc or imbeded device :)
dual core kuma=i want now!!!!
hell i would even take a rana :P
This is just excellent, seems Ill go this route towards next year :)
Also, lol they named the sempr0n "frog" in latin! :D:D
can't freakin' wait for agena :)
and sempy's arent bad, nor where durons, compared to what intel put out they where and are a better value.
seen my buddys 128k sempy64(palramo) do 3gz board limmited(754 board couldnt do higher htt) 334 was its max(nforce3) its kickin his 3.4gz p4 around the room tho, corse he stuck extream low latancy ddr in it(2-2-2-11@up to 566mhz according to the maker) so that helps makeup for the lack of cache :) the ONLY thing the p4 is better at is encoding, where it shines, and thats all its now used for, its got 2 hdtv tuners (each can do 2 chanils at once) in it and records/endcodes to h264 very well :) (home made tivo)
i personaly prefer the iaudio handheld units the jetaudio h6(think thats the number) is VERY powerfull, can play any format you throw at it, and has 60gb space(can acctualy get 120gb hdds for it now from what i hear/read)
Even @ the "Home End-User Level"... especially for folks that don't try to 'optimize the last drop of performance' outta their rigs by doing services tunings, minimizing how many apps run in the background, etc.
APK
What i meant about dual-cores was that they offer no superior performance in games.
The only time when u can see an advantage over single cores is in multi-tasking.
Now dual-core CPUs dont cost more than single-cores, wich is why they are a fair buy, but for instense quad-core CPUs are a waste of money.
And i dont care if u think that dual-core is faster, thats ur opinion and its not a good argument against what i said.
and dual core enabled games do get a boost from dual core cpu's, but the number of mainstream current games that are dual/multi core enabled isnt a large as it should be.
but crysis,ut2k7 and the like are going to be taking far better advantege of multicore's
i agree tho that quadcore for gaming and home use is silly.
cya when ur ban gets lifted, have fun :)
I agree that dual core is fixing to be a major factor, thats why I am jumping the single core ship. Probably in the next 1-2 years, single cores will be obsolete.
i will go dual core with kuma :)