It looks like someone has managed to snag a B2 revision Toliman processor and run a few benchmarks with it. The Toliman processor is essentially a 4-core Phenom with a core disabled which is due to the stringent testing of processors off the assembly line. Since K10 is a monolithic core, any minor errors effectively limit AMD’s ability to churn out quad-core processors compared to Intel’s MCM design so to counter-act the low yields AMD has decided to simply disable the bum cores and peddle the rejected processors as tri-core units. This will result in a very broad product line with dual, tri, and quad-core processors lining up between the $100 and $300 price-range, making it all that much easier harder for consumers to choose the processor fit for their applications. Due to the pricing between Intel and AMD, these tri-core processors will compete against dual-core Wolfdale processors which should be a very interesting matchup. Wolfdale will have higher clocks but Toliman will technically have a 50% increase in potential through-put. I’m still putting my money on Wolfdale but Toliman may be very competition in the OEM market.
It looks like someone has managed to snag a B2 revision Toliman processor and run a few benchmarks with it. The Toliman processor is essentially a 4-core Phenom with a core disabled which is due to the stringent testing of processors off the assembly line. Since K10 is a monolithic core, any minor errors effectively limit AMD’s ability to churn out quad-core processors compared to Intel’s MCM design so to counter-act the low yields AMD has decided to simply disable the bum cores and peddle the rejected processors as tri-core units. This will result in a very broad product line with dual, tri, and quad-core processors lining up between the $100 and $300 price-range, making it all that much easier harder for consumers to choose the processor fit for their applications. Due to the pricing between Intel and AMD, these tri-core processors will compete against dual-core Wolfdale processors which should be a very interesting matchup. Wolfdale will have higher clocks but Toliman will technically have a 50% increase in potential through-put. I’m still putting my money on Wolfdale but Toliman may be very competition in the OEM market.
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Source: http://gomeler.com/2008/01/24/amd-triple-core-phenom-8600-early-results/
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