AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6 core retails at NTD6890 (USD218)
IF you are a person who goes for the latest technology, you would be tempted to try the 32nm Intel Westmere Core i7-980X extreme. Unfortunately the high priceof USD 999 turns people off.
On 26 Apr, AMD will join Intel as they deliver 3 new 6 core processors. These 3 models are 45nm Socket Am3 processors based on Thuban core. It clocks at 2.6, 2.8 and 3.2 GHz. The models are Phenom II X6 1035T, 1055T and 1090T BE(Black edition) respectively.
The processors comes in Boxed and tray versions. The Phenom II X6 1055T and 1090T BE, code HDT55TFBGRBOX and HDT90ZFBGRBOX. The tray version is the Phenom II X6 1035T and 1055T model code HDT35TWFK6DGR and HDT55TWFK6DGR. The difference is the boxed version has 3 yrs warranty (with fan) while the tray versions only have 1 yr of warranty.
As for the pricing, the 2.8Ghz Phenom II X6 1055T boxed edition has a SRP of 6890 NTD while the 3.2Ghz Phenom II X6 1090T BE has a suggested retail price of 10170 NTD. The good thing about these processors are that they are backward compatible with most of the older AM2+ boards as it can be used on DDR2 boards due to it’s dual memory controller.
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Boxed edition
Manufacturing process : 45nm
Architecture : AMD K10
Codename : Thuban
Packaging : Socket AM3
Cores : 6
Clock speed : 2.8GHz?Turbo Core?3.3GHz?
L1 Cache : (64KB?64KB) x6
L2 Cache : 512KB x6
L3 Cache : shared 6MB
Memory controller : Dual channel DDR3?max 16GB?
Power rating : 125W
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE Black edition
Manufacturing process : 45nm
Architecture : K10
Code name : Thuban
Packaging : Socket AM3
Cores : 6
Clock speed : 3.2GHz Turbo Core?3.6GHz?
L1 Cache : 64KB?64KB x6
L2 Cache : 512KB x6
L3 Cache : Shared 6MB
Memory controller : Dual Channel DDR3 (max 16GB)
Power Rating TDP : 125W