AMD "Piledriver" refresh of Zambezi - info, speculations, test, fans

[demonkevy666]

Still, I want both...Trinity A10 and FX-8350 Vishera. I like multi performance of Vishera. Its not bad step, because we will have +400 MHz gain with the same TDP at the same process technology. And this is not bad. ANd performance? Clock for clokck is a little jump, but always in architecture refresh is little improvement. Look at Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge. Its refresh and with smaller technology, still with the manual settings clocks are difference very small at the same clock (3-4%). The same is example Phenom vs Phenom II (but there was lower technology and added bigger L3 etc, but with the same clocks was not big diferenes in performance), or will be Steamroller to Excavator or Nehalem vs Westmere.

Why buy This RevC0 FX it's just a new revision of Zambezi core.

The first number does not change only the second number changed, that is a classic AMD stepping change

Phenom II 940 C2 now most chips now are phenom II 945 C3.
the 9 stayed.

FX Zambezi OR B2 = FX 8150
FX Zambezi OR-C0 = FX 8350.

the fact the 8 stayed is clearly a sign it's just a newer Revision. (IMO)

Two question arise after thinking this 1 is what happened to Revsion B3 and second will they really be skipping piledriver in Favor of Steamroller then ?

[haylui]

Why buy This RevC0 FX it's just a new revision of Zambezi core.

The first number does not change only the second number changed, that is a classic AMD stepping change

Phenom II 940 C2 now most chips now are phenom II 945 C3.
the 9 stayed.

FX Zambezi OR B2 = FX 8150
FX Zambezi OR-C0 = FX 8350.

the fact the 8 stayed is clearly a sign it's just a newer Revision. (IMO)

Two question arise after thinking this 1 is what happened to Revsion B3 and second will they really be skipping piledriver in Favor of Steamroller then ?

Phenom II X4 965BE and 955BE stayed the same even stepping had changed.

[demonkevy666]

Phenom II X4 965BE and 955BE stayed the same even stepping had changed.

lol I haven't bought a chip in a while I wouldn't really know.

only got a 1090T and Fx 8120 shows how little I buy. lol

[Oliverda]

Wrong

"Agena" DR-B2 = Phenom 9500
"Deneb" RB-C2 = Phenom II 940

"Zambezi" OR-B2 = FX-8150
"Vishera" OR-C0 = FX-8350

Similar schema.

[fakhrain]

Wrong

"Agena" DR-B2 = Phenom 9500
"Deneb" RB-C2 = Phenom II 940

"Zambezi" OR-B2 = FX-8150
"Vishera" OR-C0 = FX-8350

Similar schema.

"Agena" DR-B2 = Phenom 9500
"Deneb" RB-C2 = Phenom II 940
"Zosma/Thuban" PH-E0 = Phenom II X4/X6

"Zambezi" OR-B2 = FX-8150
Engineering Sample "Zambezi" OR-C0 ≠ FX-8350
"Vishera" ??-?? = FX-8350

Corrected

what about the Family name?

[vietthanhpro]

Page 325 (Software Optimization Guide for AMD Family 15h Processors)

AMD family 15h and AMD Opteron™ systems range from single-node desktop to two, four, and eight node servers with the potential for even larger systems. Each node in the AMD family 15h system consists of four compute units attached to an integrated memory controller and up to four HyperTransport™ links. Models 20h – 2Fh consist of up to five compute units and models 10h – 1Fh consist of one to two compute units.

[Oliverda]

Corrected

what about the Family name?

I was right.