Tuesday, September 22, 2009

AMD planning to bring 6-core "Thuban" processor to consumers


AMD has confirmed to Maximum PC that their six-core processor (codenamed Thuban) will be released in 2010, with it being fully backwards compatible with existing AM3 and AM2+ mainboards. It'll be based on 45nm process technology and will boast an integrated DDR3 controller, 3MB of L2 cache and 6MB of L3 cache. Some sources speculate that the final product will sport a Phenom II X6 moniker.

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