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Orochi definitely has 8 cores,it's just the way they are organized(modules) that is bringing confusion.You have 8 very real integer cores and 8 very real 128bit fmac units.Those 8 fmacs are in reality 4 double fmacs(256bit) that are called Flex FP by AMD.One 256bit FlexFP can be allocated to one thread only(AVX or single threaded code),or it can be split into 2 and each dedicated to it's "parent" integer core(2 fp threads running in parallel in module).

Shared parts of the design are saving die space and increasing efficiency.This is why AMD can cram 8 cores with 16MB of cache(total size) in less than 300mm^2.

Pretty nifty stuff... Is it me or, maybe with the exception of HyperThreading, Intel not do much interesting designing stuff like that, instead concentrating on making stuff that "has more torque" (if you will)?


So I was digging into making that photoshopped CPU-Z image to show 2good, when I noticed something about the ORIGINAL... Wouldn't the "Package" line be blue like the rest of the labeled of filled boxes? Yet, it shows Gray, as if it was originally empty...

EDIT: While not picture since it's on a different tab, do we know if the CPU-NB on the AM3+ Dozers is going to be 2600MHz? I'd assume HT-Link as well, as it has mirrored the NB clock in the past, but could stay at 2000MHz I guess...