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AMD: Hexa-Core IS coming to Desktop |
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Written by Matthew Cameron
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Monday, 21 September 2009 23:11 |
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Obviously, at some time, AMD was going to launch a six-core processor on the desktop side. There had been rumors of a chip, codenamed Thuban, that would be out sometime next year. On the other hand, not everyone believed that AMD would follow through on this - at least this soon. IDF starts tomorrow and interestingly enough, AMD is confirming that this chip will come out next year. Additionally, AMD has opted to make it compatible with current motherboards. Advanced Micro Devices actually confirmed the news to the guys over at Maximum PC. Head over there for more information. AMD’s chip is codenamed Thuban and will feature all six cores on single 45nm die. Thuban will feature an integrated DDR3 controller. The company didn’t confirm branding but the chip is expected to be labeled as the Phenom II X6. The chip is derivative of the six-core Opteron chip which made its earlier this summer.
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