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[wez]

If true, i would be really pissed cause i just recently bought the FX-8150 and all this time i was waiting for the FX-8170!!

Either way, I doubt there will be any difference in OC between the two.

[TheBreezyBB]

Either way, I doubt there will be any difference in OC between the two.

Probably. A better power draw would be good enough.

[BeepBeep2]

There was no 8170 in latest roadmaps. It takes them time and resources to release a new model, even if it is the Sam as others...Phenom II X4 had a lot left in it but with PD around the corner it would be a waste of their time.

[FlanK3r]

my last roadmap is one month old and as you said Beep, but maybte Il be suprise in next???

[The Stilt]

Makes me wonder..

What are these for:

OR-B3 (0x600f13)
OR-C0 (0x600f20)

Most likely B3 will be skipped and moved to C0 directly.

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[FlanK3r]

C0 could be ES of Vishera (piledriver core)

[The Stilt]

C0 could be ES of Vishera (piledriver core)

Nope, OR-C0 stands for "Orochi".

[FlanK3r]

But what I remember, AMD always use new letter for new architecture (redesign)..

Phenom I B0-B3
Phenom II C revisions
Thuban E0 revision
Zambezi B revisions

Maybe only once in K8 era was it diferent

[The Stilt]

The revision (e.g OR-B2) simply stands for the development version of the core.

First two letters are the name of the core:

KM-xx = Komodo
KR-xx = Krishna
LN-xx = Llano
OR-xx = Orochi
ON-xx = Ontario
PH-xx = Pharaoh Hound
TN-xx = Trinity
WF-xx = Weatherford

[FlanK3r]

Im confused now...
ZD-xx = Zambezi ES.... But "Orochi" is die, or ...? Zambezi is core

[The Stilt]

Im confused now...
ZD-xx = Zambezi ES.... But "Orochi" is die, or ...? Zambezi is core

The ES were OR-A0, A1, B0, B1 and their various nodes (substeppings).

Zambezi = Platform / Segment (Desktop)
Bulldozer = µArch
Orochi = Die

[FlanK3r]

OMG!!!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...er-some-months

[B.A.T]

The Bulldozer Aftermath: Delving Even Deeper

Anandtech dig into the Bulldozer problems.

[demonkevy666]

The Bulldozer Aftermath: Delving Even Deeper

Anandtech dig into the Bulldozer problems.

technically it does have µop cache. On bulldozer it's trace cache in between L1 and L2 cache it's suppose to be like part of the L2 cache some how.

[haylui]

technically it does have µop cache. On bulldozer it's trace cache in between L1 and L2 cache it's suppose to be like part of the L2 cache some how.

if Anand over looked this, that mean their article is not even in depth enough?

[demonkevy666]

if Anand over looked this, that mean their article is not even in depth enough?

it say it go's back to memory for a L2 cache miss, higher memory = better.

[fakhrain]

Tomshardware has early Trinity review up! AMD Trinity On The Desktop: A10, A8, And A6 Get Benchmarked!

[Dr. Vodka]

15% faster than bulldozer at the same clocks.

Not bad at all! That certainly looks good. Zambezi's piledriver replacement is probably going to be even faster.

[fakhrain]

as fast as (or slightly better) than Llano at the same rated TDP looks excellent.
I may actually prefer this over Vishera for the iGPU for encoding purposes... and hopefully encoding apps supports OpenCL by that time.