When was phenom 2 released

As a follow up to the news of new AMD processors covering various price points, our contact over at AMD has provided the following information:. Perhaps it may make its way to OEMs by special request, but that remains to be seen. This is, to us, interesting news. A lot of AMD motherboard manufacturers have jumped on the core unlocking bandwagon, so that processors that are manufactured with more cores but have some turned off due to defects or to fill cheaper price points can potentially be unlocked.

Thus any processor built on a quad core process but retails with three cores, could potentially have another core unlocked - such as the Phenom II X3 could be unlocked to the Phenom II X4 But, unlocking cores is a function of the processor itself - given the close price points of all the unlockable processors, it has always been suggested that you should buy the processor you want, rather than the potential of unlocking cores which may or may not be possible.

Due to the motherboard manufacturers, it has also been known that this quad core processor could be unlocked to the full six cores if the silicon allows it. However, given the statement above by AMD, no T may be seen at retail. Processors with an "e" following the model number e. AMD released a limited edition Deneb-based processor to extreme overclockers and partners. Fewer than were manufactured.

The "42" officially represents four cores running at 2 GHz, but is also a reference to the answer to life, the universe, and everything from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Note 2: The Black Edition features an unlocked multiplier. Chat WhatsApp. AMD processors. Am Am Am Alchemy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Online Registration. Regular Classes. Banyuwangi -- Jawa Timur :. Yogyakarta -- DIY :. Chatting dengan Staf :. During the days of the original Phenom, AMD started the trend of offering more cores than Intel at a given price point. Today AMD will sell you three or four cores for the price of two from Intel.

Update: AMD tells us that it gave us the wrong pricing on the T. The fastest Phenom II X6 runs at 3. The Phenom II X6 does no such thing. The 6 cores have to share the same 6MB L3 cache as the quad-core version. The Phenom II X6 die.