Phenom II info leaks out, AMD hints at something

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And if you would tell me there would be a stock 3.6-4Ghz i7 I would laugh and call you an idiot.

However, it seems saying the same for a 3.6-4Ghz Phenom II is something you get lynched for.

If you want that speed at stock. Then play with netburst or maybe a dualcore.

Maybe 32nm with alot of luck can do it. But surely not 45nm.

January 2006:
FX-60 2.6ghz 1.40vid 110watt

May 2006: AM2 launch.
FX-62: 2.8Ghz 1.40v VID 125w

Aug 2007
6000+ 3.0 Ghz 1.30-1.35vid 89watt
6400+ 3.2Ghz 1.40vid 125Watt

All 90nm

People said K8 would never make it past 3ghz, hell no one could even clock one past 3ghz reliably before late 2006 even with loads of voltage.

Don't get me wrong I think a 4ghz stock chip is DREAMLAND also, but don't discount the possiblity of 3.4 - 3.6ghz parts in a couple of steppings, on 45nm.

I've clocked endless AM2 K8s and the improvements over the last 2 yrs have been great, but there's a very obvious wall as far as the architecture goes, that in my opinion would stop them ever making it past 3.4 at a pinch, BUT K10 is not K8 and it's very obvious that K10 scales higher. Fact is even current Phenoms on problimatic 65nm scale better with voltage than these K8's

bottom line is, it's been shown before how quickly AMD can tweak their process when under pressure.. I don't think anyone would have predicted a 3.2ghz K8 X2 on 90nm back in 2005, that's netburst DC level clocks on an arch that's in complete contrast when it comes to reaching high freq.

We really don't know if 45nm will turn out to be as good as 90nm was, so lets all just wait and see